Culture in parliament - October 2022

Culture Counts monitors the Scottish and UK Parliament for discussions and questions about the culture sector. We’ve listed recent committee business and chamber questions in each house below.


Scottish Parliament

Percentage for the arts

Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Date lodged: 4 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on establishing a Percentage for the Arts scheme, and when it anticipates that this will be in place.

Funding for the Youth Music Initiative

Asked by: Baker, Claire, Mid Scotland and Fife, Date lodged: 4 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when distribution of funding for the Youth Music Initiative will be resumed following the “brief pause” reportedly advised in September 2022 by the Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development.  

Commitment to national museums and galleries

Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Date lodged: 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its commitment to continue to support national museums and galleries to ensure they remain free to access, in light of the cost of living crisis, whether it will provide more detail on how it will do so.


Impact of cost of living crisis on festivals

Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Date lodged: 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the rising cost of living on Edinburgh festivals in 2022.


Festival ticket sales

Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Date lodged: 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that ticket sales for Edinburgh festivals were down by 25% in 2022, compared with 2019.


Refreshed culture strategy action plan

Asked by: Boyack, Sarah, Lothian, Date lodged: 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will publish its refreshed Culture Strategy Action Plan.



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