S2W-06231: What funding to local authorities and voluntary organisations has been allocated through competitive bidding by (a) it and (b) the Scottish…

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding to local authorities and voluntary organisations has been allocated through competitive bidding by (a) it and (b) the Scottish Office and what information it has on such funding schemes run by (i) NHS boards and trusts, (ii) local authorities, (iii) the lottery, (iv) enterprise bodies and (v) non-departmental public bodies in each year since 1999, stating in each case the (1) value of the scheme, (2) number of successful bids and (3) number of unsuccessful bids.

The answer

Answered by Andy Kerr on 26 Mar 2004 · 43 days after it was lodged, 15 days after it was due

Information on all these funding schemes is not held centrally. This is an operational matter for each of the bodies concerned.
The following schemes have been identified from within the Scottish Executive as resulting from competitive bidding:
Public Transport Fund Allocations
Year
| Value of Scheme
| Successful Bids
| Unsuccessful Bids

1999-2000
| £29.52 million
| 13
| 5

2000-01
| £29.73 million
| 21
| 5

2001-02
| £44.45 million
| 23
| 3

2002-03
| £57.49 million
| 26
| 19

2003-04
| £58.98 million
| 23
| 17

Air Quality Allocations
Year
| Value of Scheme
| Successful Bids
| Unsuccessful Bids

1999-2000
| £0.5 million
| 11
| 2

2000-01
| £0.3 million
| 9
| 0

2001-02
| £0.3 million
| 6
| 0

2002-03
| £0.3 million
| 12
| 0

2003-04
| £0.3 million
| 14
| 0

Inaddition, a vehicle emissions testing grant scheme has recently started, with2003-04 as the first year of operation. The funding is £0.5 million, and therehave been three successful and zero unsuccessful bids.
Derelict And Contaminated Land Remediation
Year
| Value of Funding
| Successful Bids
| Unsuccessful Bids

2002-03
| £3.9 million
| 15
| 3

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-06231 by reference.