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Question reference: S1W-01026

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 1999
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 6 September 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive to provide details of the financial aid provided to local Women's Aid groups (a) in total and (b) as received by each group over the past two years, and whether it plans to disburse funds directly to local Women's Aid Groups in future years.

The Scottish Executive provides financial aid to the national office of Scottish Women's Aid through grants under sections 9 and 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 and section 197 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.The funding of local Women's Aid groups is a matter for local authorities to decide. In the financial year 1998-99 Scottish Women's Aid was, however, awarded a one-off grant of £150,000 to assist with the increased demand on Women's Aid services arising from the national campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence. I understand that Scottish Women's Aid decided to divide this grant equally between the national office and the 38 affiliated local groups. The Scottish Executive has no plans at present to disburse funds directly to local Women's Aid groups, but we are concerned about the welfare of all of those who are the victims of domestic violence. We look forward to receiving from the Scottish Partnership on Domestic Violence recommendations on how the problem may be further addressed.

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