Written Question · S3W-13077 · Session 3
What (a) funding and (b) assistance has been given to the (i) Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and (ii) National Piping Centre to promo…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) funding and (b) assistance has been given to the (i) Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and (ii) National Piping Centre to promote Scottish traditional music in each of the last nine years.
The answer
Information on the funding provided to the National Piping Centre by the Scottish Arts Council in each of the last nine years is set out in the following table. The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association has not received any funding during that period. The National Piping Centre has, since 1998, received grants from the Scottish Government totalling £1 million to help clear debts. The centre also received £300,000 in 2001 to help provide high-quality music tuition. The Royal Pipe Band Association has not received any government grants.
National Piping Centre
1999-2000
| Towards the cost of feasibility funding to investigate setting up annual programme to run a National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
| £3,876
2000-01
| Towards the cost of an annual programme to run a National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland to bring more public focus to pipes
| £69,599
2003-04
| Towards the cost of moving the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland into a training and performance phase
| £49,997
2003-04
| Towards the cost of the National Youth Pipe Band consolidating core operation and activity
| £68,548
2005-06
| Towards the cost of encouraging creativity, participation and skill through the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
| £70,600
2006-07
| Towards the cost of a National Youth Pipe band to encourage creativity, participation and teach new performance skills.
| £82,779
2007-08
| Towards the cost of the employment of a Development Officer for the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland.
| £30,000
2007-08
| Towards the cost of developing the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
| £179,494
| Total
| £554,893
The following is the original answer (published on 27 May 2008); see below.
Information on the funding provided to the National Piping Centre by the Scottish Arts Council in each of the last nine years is set out in the following table. The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association has not received any funding during that period. No other assistance has been provided to either organisation by the Scottish Government or the Scottish Arts Council.
National Piping Centre
1999-2000
| Towards the cost of feasibility funding to investigate setting up annual programme to run a National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
National Piping Centre
1999-2000
| Towards the cost of feasibility funding to investigate setting up annual programme to run a National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
| £3,876
2000-01
| Towards the cost of an annual programme to run a National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland to bring more public focus to pipes
| £69,599
2003-04
| Towards the cost of moving the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland into a training and performance phase
| £49,997
2003-04
| Towards the cost of the National Youth Pipe Band consolidating core operation and activity
| £68,548
2005-06
| Towards the cost of encouraging creativity, participation and skill through the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
| £70,600
2006-07
| Towards the cost of a National Youth Pipe band to encourage creativity, participation and teach new performance skills.
| £82,779
2007-08
| Towards the cost of the employment of a Development Officer for the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland.
| £30,000
2007-08
| Towards the cost of developing the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
| £179,494
| Total
| £554,893
The following is the original answer (published on 27 May 2008); see below.
Information on the funding provided to the National Piping Centre by the Scottish Arts Council in each of the last nine years is set out in the following table. The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association has not received any funding during that period. No other assistance has been provided to either organisation by the Scottish Government or the Scottish Arts Council.
National Piping Centre
1999-2000
| Towards the cost of feasibility funding to investigate setting up annual programme to run a National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-13077 by reference.