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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...
The Scottish Government received a total of 26 request for review of Future Farming Investment Scheme applications. 19 for those were for applications that were rejected and 7 for those deemed ineligible.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 November 2025
Decisions on how the £412.2 million allocated to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for 2025-26 is spent is a matter for the SFRS Board and Chief Officer.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 October 2025
Restorative Justice Expenditure 2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Total130,38859,456124,235459,240492,039493,458The amount allocated to support development of restorative justice services in 2025-26 is £447,276. S6W-40882
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 October 2025
Restorative Justice Expenditure 2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Total130,38859,456124,235459,240492,039493,458The amount allocated to support development of restorative justice services in 2025-26 is £447,276. S6W-40882
The Scottish Government remain committed to publishing its Medium Term Finance Framework and are working towards a publication date of late 2025-26. S6W-37803