Question reference: S5W-32331
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 6 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 2 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the changes to the COVID-19 restrictions, whether it will provide an update on what funding streams are available to assist squash clubs.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises the financial pressures felt by the sport sector.
Since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak the Scottish Government has worked closely with the UK Government and private and public sector partners to develop a range of support mechanisms for businesses. Information on all available support for businesses can be found on Find BusinessSupport . The website is regularly updated with information on any new support packages or changes to existing ones.
The Third Sector Resilience Fund (TSRF) is a £20m emergency fund for charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations working in Scotland. The fund supports organisations that already deliver services and products but find themselves in financial difficulties directly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The primary intention of the fund is to help third sector organisations to stabilise and manage cash flows over this difficult period. For more information, please visit: https://scvo.org.uk/support/coronavirus/funding/scottish-government/third-sector-resilience-fund sport scotland have communicated to all Scottish governing bodies of sport and local partners that they will receive six months of their annual investment in April/May, totalling £16.4m. At the same time sport scotland is creating a £1.5 million fund to provide additional support to governing bodies.
I would suggest clubs explore all finance avenues which are open to them and contact Scottish Squash to raise any concerns they still have.