Chamber
Plenary, 21 Dec 2006
21 Dec 2006 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Culture (Scotland) Bill
Education and Young People, Tourism, Culture and Sport
The culture bill will give greater practical effect to those rights and entitlements in each local authority area. We want to encourage people to get involved in planning cultural services and to take part in, and enjoy, the opportunities that result. The pathfinder projects that I launched this week—13 projects across the country, which involve 26 local authorities and many more community planning partnerships and other organisations—will provide us with a good opportunity to give local authorities guidance and advice on how initiatives might work in their areas. The point of the measure is to ensure that we have a citizens-based approach to culture. That is exactly what we are doing in the culture bill.
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Lab
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