Indian Music and Dance Co-operative

The motion

That the Parliament is concerned at the ending of the funding of the Indian Music and Dance Collective by the Scottish Arts Council from January 2007; values the contribution that the collective has made over 11 years by bringing together people from all races, backgrounds and cultures through learning and performing Indian music and dance; recognises that the collective provides the only regular classes in Scotland for sitar music and related instrumental and vocal music and that these have attracted a big increase in participants; believes that such projects should be supported as important pillars of a culturally vibrant and diverse Scotland, and urges the Scottish Arts Council to rethink its position and the Scottish Executive to support the Indian Music and Dance Collective through cultural and educational funding such as the Youth Music Initiative and through community development and diversity funds.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Green 3 SSP 3 SNP 2 Lab 1 LD 1 Sol 1 SSCUP 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-05374 by reference.