Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S2W-06653 · Session 2

What additional resources have been allocated to Scottish Opera to help fulfil the First Minister's commitment to place culture at the hear…

Answered Asked by Shiona Baird Green Lodged 2 Mar 2004

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional resources have been allocated to Scottish Opera to help fulfil the First Minister's commitment to place culture at the heart of the Executive's agenda.

The answer

Answered by Frank McAveety on 16 Mar 2004 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The budget allocation forScottish Opera for 2003-06 was set by the Scottish Arts Council following the2002 Spending Review. That remains unaltered. Scottish Opera must operatewithin the level of resource that is available to it.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-06653 by reference.