Question reference: S5W-18895
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 18 September 2018
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 19 September 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it will provide to HIV Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government has agreed to offer HIV Scotland £231,000 over the next three years. This funding will support the organisation to move to a sustainable financial position. The Scottish Government’s grant offer to HIV Scotland brings the total financial support for third sector organisations working in organisations working to address the issues associated with sexual health and blood borne viruses in Scotland to £2.13 million in the period 2018-21.