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People are short of time, which prohibits them from making applications to schemes and from all sorts of other activities. It stops them getting involved.
I welcome the Scottish Government’s £40 million investment in the summer of sport, which will provide thousands of young people with the opportunity to get involved in sports and learn to swim this summer.
In relation to IJB funding, it is elementary common sense that, if IJBs hold reserves that can be utilised to support front-line activity, that is the Government’s clear preference.
We have found that, through the engagement process that we have had to date with industry, we are getting a lot of pointers that will be quite helpful for future compliance activity in Scotland for the businesses that are based in Scotland.
There are concerns about the length of time that it will take to get the money out the door. I appreciate that such things can take time, but campaigners would like to know what will be the criteria for getting the money.
I very much appreciate Mr Whitfield’s remarks on the activity and effort of Scottish Government officials, Parliament officials and those who are involved in the EMB, who have all worked incredibly hard to get us to this point.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2018