Current status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 7 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Creative Scotland has provided, through the funding programmes it manages, including those where the finance is provided by the National Lottery, for South Asian productions in (a) each of the last three full financial years and (b) 2025-26 to date.
A ‘South Asian production’ is a broad term which could span various languages, countries, art forms, and cultural contexts.
Generally the region is defined to include: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Regarding organisations and individuals that specifically described their project as ‘South Asian’ or referred to one of the countries that form South Asia, Creative Scotland has awarded a combined total of over £1.33m to 59 successful projects since 2022-23 to date.
The total funding awards broken down by year are as follows:
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26 (to date)