Question reference: S6W-09928
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 July 2022
-
Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 August 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to support the work of Scotland’s Makar in each year since the position was created in 2004.
Answer
The Scottish Government has allocated funding to support the work of Scotland’s Makar in each year since the position was created in 2004, as follows:
Year | SG Funding Allocation for Makar/National Poet for Scotland |
2004 - 2010 | £5,000 per annum |
2011 - 2015 | £10,000 per annum |
2016 | £11,000 per annum |
2017 | £12,000 per annum |
2018 - 2020 | £13,000 per annum |
2021 - 2022 | £18,000 per annum |