Social Enterprise in Scotland, Census 2015

That the Parliament welcomes the publication of Social Enterprise in Scotland: Census 2015; recognises what it considers the significant economic and social contribution that over 5,000 Scottish social enterprises are now making in every urban and rural community; welcomes the findings that 60% of social enterprises are led by women, 68% of social enterprises pay at least the recognised living wage, 97% have a pay ratio of 1:5 or less and over 200 new social enterprises are being formed each year; understands that social enterprises directly employ over 112,000 people, with £8.77 billion combined assets, a £3.86 billion combined net worth and a £1.68 billion GVA economic contribution, and supports a cross-party approach to continue investing in, developing and growing Scotland's innovative social enterprise business community.