Question reference: S5W-28388
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 14 April 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 13 May 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the announcement by the UK Government of a £750 million fund for frontline charities across the UK, whether Barnett consequentials of £60 million will be directed towards hospices in Scotland, and, if so, how much will be allocated directly to them.
Answer
The consequentials arising from the UK Government announcement do not include £60 million in consequentials for hospices. HM Treasury has indicated Scotland will receive an estimated £19 million in consequentials in respect of the £200 million for hospices included in the UK Government’s announcement of £750 million for charities.
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport wrote to Scottish Hospices on 28 April to confirm that we are committed to providing funding support to hospices and will work with them to understand their needs.
The Scottish Government has already announced its own support for charities. On 18 March, the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Communities announced a £350 million package of funding to support organisations helping people and communities across Scotland – of which £125 million is supporting the charitable sector.