Current status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 13 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement on 28 August 2024 of £2.6 million being provided to Sistema Scotland, when that funding will be provided to Sistema Scotland; whether the funding will be provided in full or in tranches, and whether the Scottish Government will decide how the funding will be allocated across the Sistema organisation or whether Sistema Scotland has total control and decision-making powers.
As with any grant agreement, in providing funds to Sistema Scotland, the Scottish Government and Sistema Scotland agree how funds will be used and when payments will be made. In 2024-25 the Scottish Government will provide £2.6m to Sistema Scotland from the culture budget to sustain and develop the Big Noise programmes which give almost 4,000 children and young people the opportunity to realise their potential through music education. This will be paid in three equal tranches. The first tranche was paid in August 2024. The next 2 payments will be made in November 2024 and February 2025.