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Meeting of the Parliament 14 January 2026

14 Jan 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Finance and Local Government
Budget 2026-27 (Prostitution Support and Exit Services)
Regan, Ash Ind Edinburgh Eastern Watch on SPTV

I look forward to seeing the details of that additional funding.

Current funding is very fragmented and it does not align with Scotland’s international human rights obligations, the Government’s stated aim to eradicate male violence against women or the Government’s and COSLA’s equally safe strategy, which recognises prostitution as a form of violence. The costs relating to violence against people in prostitution are continuing to escalate, and a tiny fraction of that money could be used instead as a proactive investment to deliver preventative, trauma-informed support and exit services.

Will the Scottish Government finally meet its obligations to reduce the sex trade market through criminalising sex buyers? Will it properly fund the support and exit recovery services that exploited women and children across Scotland need?

In the same item of business

3. Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (Ind) Ind
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider allocating ring-fenced funding to local authorities in the 2026-27 budget to ensure consistent provis...
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison) SNP
In addition to the funding that we have provided to improve support to those with experience of commercial sexual exploitation through the delivering equally...
Ash Regan Ind
I look forward to seeing the details of that additional funding. Current funding is very fragmented and it does not align with Scotland’s international huma...
Shona Robison SNP
As Ash Regan knows, the Minister for Victims and Community Safety outlined the Scottish Government’s position on the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Sco...