Written Question · S3W-17941 · Session 3
Which local authorities have applied for funding to create and improve Gypsy/Traveller sites since May 2007.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have applied for funding to create and improve Gypsy/Traveller sites since May 2007.
The answer
Applications for gypsy/traveller site grant have been invited on two occasions since May 2007. In September 2007, local authorities were invited to bid for a small amount of funding that had become available during the year. In August 2008, local authorities were invited to bid for funding for the period 2008-10. The latter bids had to be submitted by 30 October 2008 and are currently being considered.
The local authorities which bid for funding on each occasion are set out in the following table.
2007-08 Grant Applications
| 2008-10 Grant Applications
Aberdeen City Council
| Aberdeen City Council
Angus Council
| Argyll and Bute Council
City of Edinburgh Council
| City of Edinburgh Council
Clackmannanshire Council
| Clackmannanshire Council
Dundee City Council
| Dundee City Council
East Dunbartonshire
| East Lothian Council and Midlothian Council (joint bid)
Falkirk Council
Fife Council
| Falkirk Council
Highland Council
| Fife Council
Perth and Kinross Council
| Highland Council
South Ayrshire Council
| Perth and Kinross Council
Scottish Borders Council
| South Ayrshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
| South Lanarkshire Council
Stirling Council
| Stirling Council
West Lothian Council
| West Lothian Council
The local authorities which bid for funding on each occasion are set out in the following table.
2007-08 Grant Applications
| 2008-10 Grant Applications
Aberdeen City Council
| Aberdeen City Council
Angus Council
| Argyll and Bute Council
City of Edinburgh Council
| City of Edinburgh Council
Clackmannanshire Council
| Clackmannanshire Council
Dundee City Council
| Dundee City Council
East Dunbartonshire
| East Lothian Council and Midlothian Council (joint bid)
Falkirk Council
Fife Council
| Falkirk Council
Highland Council
| Fife Council
Perth and Kinross Council
| Highland Council
South Ayrshire Council
| Perth and Kinross Council
Scottish Borders Council
| South Ayrshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
| South Lanarkshire Council
Stirling Council
| Stirling Council
West Lothian Council
| West Lothian Council
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-17941 by reference.