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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S5W-31438

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: 26 August 2020
  • Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 September 2020

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the £97 million of consequentials from the UK Government's culture and heritage support package has been spent in Scotland.


Answer

Following my announcement on 28 August of a new £59 million package of support for the culture and heritage sectors in Scotland, the total announcements arising from the £97 million consequentials is now £81.47 million.

A breakdown of this funding is as follows:

 

Purpose

Amount £ millions

Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund

15

Events organisations and their supply chains

10

Financial hardship faced by creative freelancers

5

Creative work from artists that will make a significant contribution to Scotland’s recovery from Covid-19.

5

Museums Recovery and Resilience Fund

4

Not-for-profit and independent cinemas

3.5

Youth arts including the Youth Music Initiative

3

Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund

2.5

Grassroots Music Venues Stabilisation Fund

2.2

Historic Environment Scotland to reopen its properties and protect jobs

21.3

Support for heritage organisations through committed grants

5.9

The National Trust for Scotland

3.8

New Lanark World Heritage Site

0.27

On top of this, £10 million had already been allocated to the Performing Arts Venues Fund before the UK Government funding was announced.

The remaining funds will be allocated to top-up pressure on funds already announced and for other proposals still being discussed with the sector.