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(S6O-01667) Scotland’s childcare workforce increased by 7,750 posts between 2016 and 2021 to deliver our transformational investment in 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare.
Funding distribution within the UK
Regions within the UK are eligible for structural funding based on an EU-wide formula, but Member States are allowed to shift funds between regions under certain circumstances.
The Committee understands that £13 million was made available for the period 2022 to the end of 2025, of which £11 million has been drawn down. Notwithstanding that economic development is a devolved responsibility, the Committee notes that funding has not been secured from other agencies, including UK Government age...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 August 2022
The Scottish Government’s Green Jobs Fund is a five-year, capital fund of up to £100 million, which will support businesses and their supply chains to help them better transition to a low carbon economy.
Picking up on the points raised by Helen and Naomi, the Minister outlined the following: Fundingflexibility: the Minister has had several discussions with the Deputy First Minister regarding the need for flexibility within existing funds.
Creative Scotland confirmed in a future funding statement on 28 October its intention to develop a multi-year funding approach from April 2023, recognising from its Funding Review that a greater number of organisations require funding on a multi-year basis.
Over the years, with colleagues in HIE—ahead of the development of SOSE—we have developed measures such as the energy investment fund, which was previously the renewable energy investment fund.
Following detailed discussions with the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and Skills Development Scotland (SDS), agreement has been reached on the proposed model as set out below.