SNP MSPs Welcome News That Disadvantaged Scots Kids Will Not Pay The Price Of Tory Incompetence
Stirling MSP Evelyn Tweed has welcomed recent confirmation by Culture Minister Neil Gray that the Scottish Government will step in to provide funding to save Sistema Big Noise projects across Scotland.
The future of these Sistema projects, which seek to transform whole communities by introducing children to music, was threatened after local councils were forced to make tough funding choices because of decisions taken by the Tory Government in Westminster.
But in answer to a joint letter from SNP MSPs Evelyn Tweed, Joe FitzPatrick, Shona Robison, and Audrey Nicoll, Culture Minister Neil Gray revealed that the First Minister has asked the Scottish Government to step in to make sure the £1.5 million funding needed is provided.
Evelyn Tweed, MSP for Stirling, said “I welcome funding to secure the future of Sistema. Big Noise Raploch has huge positive impacts across the Stirling consistency, delivering great outcomes for many children. Music is such an important cultural force, and it is vital that opportunities to learn to play an instrument are available to all, regardless of background. The results achieved by the Big Noise projects are incredible, and I’m pleased that young people in the Stirling constituency and across Scotland won’t be robbed of this opportunity.”