Question reference: S5W-22995
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 7 May 2019
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 May 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to conduct a comprehensive equality impact assessment or another process to fulfil its public sector equality duty obligations regarding medical research funding awarded by the Chief Scientist Office and the Scottish Funding Council, as part of a wider review of medical research funding.
Answer
An equality impact assessment will be undertaken by the Scottish Government's Chief Scientist Office to support the development of a new health and social care research strategy to replace the current 2015-2020 strategy. The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) does not provide funding specifically for medical research. A review would therefore not be directly relevant to the SFC. The SFC meets its obligations under the Equality Act 2010 by adhering to the Scotland-specific advice and guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.