Correspondence May. 31 2024

Found: Scottish Ministers, special advisers and the Permanent Secretary are covered by the terms of the Lobbying

Found: care for those across all levels of the sport.

Mentions:
1: Brown, Keith (SNP - Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) The initiative receives funding from the Scottish Funding Council and from sportscotland, along with - Speech Link
2: Gibson, Kenneth (SNP - Cunninghame North) Scholarship students will play a pivotal role in ensuring that we retain Scottish talent on our home - Speech Link
3: Baker, Claire (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) Being able to balance that is no mean feat, which is why the partnership between the Scottish Funding - Speech Link
4: Dey, Graeme (SNP - Angus South) Student Sport, will help to put sport and physical activity at the centre of college life by giving - Speech Link

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Asked by: Cameron, Donald (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Highlands and Islands)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to allocate additional funding to promote squash, in light of reports that squash has been approved as an Olympic sport for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport

Following the inclusion of squash in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, squash will now be eligible for the UK Sport investment process. UK Sport strategically invests in the summer and winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and other major championship events to maximise the performance of UK athletes.

The Scottish Government is a strong supporter of Scottish Squash and recognises its contribution to raising Scotland’s profile on the international sporting stage, as well as promoting the wider benefits of sport and physical activity.

sport scotland, our national agency for sport, is investing up to £494,700 into Scottish Squash in 2023-24, an increase of 14.9% in investment from the previous year. sport scotland’s investment supports a wide range of activity that encourages and supports people to participate in squash at all levels, including school, club and coach development, and its performance programme. The additional investment in 2023-24 is specifically aligned to the continued development of a broader and more inclusive player pathway.

Correspondence Mar. 06 2024

Found: National Health Service (Common Staffing Method) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 Letter from HSCS Committee to Scottish

Correspondence Apr. 12 2024

Found: NCS ELAG first meeting minutes Letter from the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport to

Mentions:
1: Baillie, Jackie (Lab - Dumbarton) the Parliament to send the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill back to the Health, Social Care and Sport - Speech Link
2: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Clare Haughey to speak on behalf of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. - Speech Link
3: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (LD - Edinburgh Western) That is just not the way that we should be doing business in the Scottish Parliament. - Speech Link
4: Gulhane, Sandesh (Con - Glasgow) It is clear that this secretive Scottish National Party Government does not want scrutiny. - Speech Link

Jan. 23 2024

Found: However, you may wish to contact sport scotland at FOI@sportscotland.org.uk who may be able to help

Correspondence Apr. 29 2024

Found: perinatal women in the North of Scotland Letter from the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport