Question reference: S6W-16445
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 29 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 12 April 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the long-term funding of the Big Noise projects in Scotland.
Answer
We are proud to have supported Sistema Scotland and their Big Noise projects annually since 2012, contributing to the Government-wide priorities of tackling child poverty and raising attainment. We previously confirmed that the Scottish Government would provide the organisation with around £1.5 million of additional funding for 2023-24 and officials are working at pace to finalise this.
We are not currently in a position to make commitments beyond the next financial year. Funding for 2023-24 is designed to protect the organisational sustainability of Sistema Scotland and allow them to deliver their programmes, and we will continue to work closely with the organisation on this.