Question reference: S5W-09299
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 17 May 2017
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 May 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much government funding to local authorities has been ring-fenced for additional support needs in schools in each year since 2011.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not provide ring-fenced funding for Additional Support for Learning in schools. Funding is included in the block grant which the Scottish Government provides to all local authorities as part of the annual local government finance settlement. It is the responsibility of each local authority to allocate the total financial resources available to it on the basis of local needs and priorities having first fulfilled its statutory obligations and the jointly agreed set of national and local priorities including the Scottish Government's key strategic objectives.