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Written Question · S2W-19395 · Session 2

What income was generated from speed cameras in each police force area in the last five years.

Answered Asked by David Davidson Con Lodged 21 Sep 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what income was generated from speed cameras in each police force area in the last five years.

The answer

Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 6 Oct 2005 · 15 days after it was lodged, 1 day after it was due

The information available relates to cameras operating within the Scottish Safety Camera Programme as given in the following table.
Revenue (£) Generated from Speed Cameras Operating within the Scottish Safety Camera Programme
Partnership
| 2000-011
| 2001-021
| 2002-032
| 2003-043

Strathclyde
| 449,680
| 860,960
| 1,464,720
| 3,453,524

Fife
|
-
|
-
| 421,740
| 618,540

North East
|
-
|
-
| 278,160
| 1,012,860

Lothian and Borders
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 1,616,564

Tayside
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 388,200

Dumfries and Galloway
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 545,400

Notes:
1. Pilot project involving Strathclyde – area covered by Glasgow City Council only.
2. Strathclyde partnership expands to cover four local authorities, Fife joins programme April 2002, North East Partnership joins October 2002.
3. Strathclyde Partnership expands to cover 12 local authorities, Dumfries and Galloway joins July 2003, Lothian and Borders joins July 2003, Tayside joins July 2003.
Income generated from other speed cameras operating outside of the programme in any year cannot be identified separately in the statistics held centrally.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-19395 by reference.