Question reference: S6W-24994
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 30 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it allocated to support food redistribution projects in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
Answer
Scottish Government has provided FareShare with the following funding to support food redistribution:
- 2022 - 2023: £463,000 ; and
- 2023 – 2024: £315,000.
Scottish Government also indirectly funds Zero Waste Scotland which supports a range of food waste redistribution projects.