Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 10 June 2026 [Draft]
10 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Grant Schemes
I welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to fair work and fully support its underlying principles. However, smaller organisations, third sector bodies and social enterprises do not have the dedicated compliance or bid-writing teams to cover the administrative burden of different funding streams. Will the cabinet secretary therefore meet me and the Mull and Iona Community Trust to discuss what immediate, low-cost improvements could be made to the process, in line with the Scottish Government’s stated aims of efficiency, fairness and accessibility of grant funding?
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark)
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Question 8 was not lodged.