Big Lottery Fund in Scotland

That the Parliament commends the work of the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland; notes the opening of the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland’s Investing in Communities funding programme; welcomes the investment through this programme of £237 million between now and 2015 in projects that help people, families and communities most in need; further welcomes the fund’s priorities, particularly in the current economic climate, of tackling disadvantage and addressing inequality; looks forward to the fund continuing to support positive change in the lives of people and communities that are most in need across Scotland by presenting awards to groups such as Clydesdale Befriending and Douglas St Brides Community Group, and further welcomes the fund’s ongoing commitment to small grant schemes through the excellent Awards for All fund and the Commonwealth Games Legacy Fund 2014 Communities scheme.