Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 05 March 2026 [Draft]
05 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Legal Rights (Women and Girls)
I reassure Katy Clark that the Government wants to put in place appropriate funding for rape crisis centres around the country. We are providing a 5 per cent uplift to the delivering equally safe fund, bringing the total investment in the fund to almost £46 million from 2026 to 2028.
Katy Clark also raised with me issues related to Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis. Improvements to the funding position have been made there, and that is also the case in relation to the STAR Centre in Ayrshire, which she also mentioned. I hope that that will reassure Ms Clark that the Government wishes to fund the network of rape crisis centres around the country adequately and effectively.
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We move to constituency and general supplementary questions.