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Scottish Enterprise
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Concerns over Scottish Enterprise grants to Hong Kong tear gas firm
Concerns raised with the Scottish Government over its relationship with an arms company that sold Hong Kong tear gas apparently used by police during clashes with protestors.
Firms’ human rights records checked by Scottish Enterprise
Dozens of companies have undergone human rights checks by Scottish Enterprise following concerns over public money being awarded to arms firms through business grants.
Scottish Government hands £3m to arms firms profiting from Yemen war
Arms firms supplying weapons for the war in Yemen that has killed 70,000 people were handed nearly £3m by the Scottish Government last year.
Pension fund investments in arms firms profiting from Yemen’s war worth £130m
Investments worth nearly £130m were made in arms firms linked to Yemen's conflict, which has left an estimated 70,000 people dead.
Scotland’s richest MSP’s firm pockets £185,000 in business grant ‘shambles’
Scotland's richest MSP is under pressure to return a £185,000 property development grant after bungling officials failed to claim it back on time.
More than 400 children killed or injured by airstrikes in Yemen
At least 443 children in Yemen have been killed or injured in air strikes over the past year, according to a leading global charity.
Rich arms firm linked to war crimes gets free business advice
A wealthy US arms multinational in Fife linked to alleged war crimes gets free management advice from the Scottish Enterprise.
Arms dealers’ school visits damned as ‘moral disgrace’
BAE Systems has visited more than 400 schools across the UK and produced lessons for children.
Scots pension funds linked to Yemen bus atrocity
Scots council pension funds have shares worth £110 million in US arms giants linked to an alleged war crime in Yemen when 40 children were killed.