Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 29 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) aims and (b) objectives of its proposed National Towns of Culture scheme will be.
Culture is more important than ever to Scotland’s collective wellbeing and prosperity. A central aim of our Culture Strategy is that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in, develop and enjoy culture, and we know this helps individuals and communities to thrive. The National Towns of Culture scheme intends to build on this, by making culture relevant to people’s lives and building meaningful connections between people and the place that they come from.
Specific aims and objectives of the National Towns of Culture scheme remain subject to robust scoping work. As referenced in the answer to S6W-03093 on
29 September 2021, officials will provide me with delivery options and recommendations by the end of this year, and we will offer a further update at that point.
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