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On the follow-up, to give Brian Whittle some more reassurance I say that Police Scotland’s latest published figures again show that all 181 referrals were followed up.
By repealing section 26(2) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006, section 21(1) of the Bill will apply section 81(3A) of the 1983 Act to local government elections in Scotland. 51.
From the AREP curriculum budget that I mentioned earlier—that is, the anti-racism education programme—there has been an extension of the partnership with Scotdec, in collaboration with educators.The focus for 2025-26 is on creating an anti-racism and maths resource, for which the Scottish Government has provided £150,000.
The successful PLIF projects for 2025-26 are due to be announced soon. Through the school library improvement fund, we also provide targeted support—amounting to £150,000—to school libraries, in recognition of their important role in education.
(S6O-04359) We support Police Scotland and local authorities to invest in prevention, early intervention and diversionary activities to reduce antisocial behaviour. In 2025-26, we have increased police funding to a record £1.62 billion.
The Scottish Government has also provided £10.3 million towards the redevelopment of the King’s theatre in Edinburgh, and it will provide the national collections with just over £78 million in the 2025-26 draft budget. I urge Sue Webber to look out for Creative Scotland’s announcement tomorrow on multiyear funding for cultural organisations and venues, and...
Once adjusted for inflation, funding for those other areas will fall substantially for the first three years of the spending review and, by 2025-26, it will be 8 per cent below current levels.
As detailed in our programme for Government for 2025-26, we are committed to carrying out a comprehensive assessment of the law in relation to non-fatal strangulation to determine if there is further action that needs to be taken.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 August 2021
I refer the member to the answer to question S6T-00019 on ? 26 May 2021. The answer is available on the Parliament's website at: Official Report - Parliamentary Business : Scottish Parliament S6W-01448