Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 August 2022
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.
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 |