Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S3W-17941 · Session 3

Which local authorities have applied for funding to create and improve Gypsy/Traveller sites since May 2007.

Answered Asked by Cathy Jamieson Lab Lodged 18 Nov 2008

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

Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 26 Nov 2008 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

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

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-17941 by reference.