Written Question · S3W-29339 · Session 3
What statutory core funding has been provided to each of the regional parks in each year since 1999.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what statutory core funding has been provided to each of the regional parks in each year since 1999.
The answer
Funding of regional parks is a matter for the appropriate local authorities.
Until 2008-09 SNH provided discretionary grant funding towards core and other costs for the regional parks. The sums provided to each park for each year since 1999, were as follows:
Regional Park
| 1999-2000
(£ Million)
| 2000-01
(£ Million)
| 2001-02
(£ Million)
| 2002-03
(£ Million)
| 2003-04
(£ Million)
Pentland Hills
| 0.121
| 0.124
| 0.115
| 0.112
| 0.098
Clyde-Muirshiels
| 0.218
| 0.218
| 0.236
| 0.239
| 0.263
Lomond Hills (Fife)
| 0.077
| 0.058
| 0.068
| 0.065
| 0.080
Regional Park
| 2004-05
(£ Million)
| 2005-06
(£ Million)
| 2006-07
(£ Million)
| 2007-08
(£ Million)
| 2008-09
(£ Million)
Pentland Hills
| 0.121
| 0.110
| 0.112
| 0.109
| 0.107
Clyde-Muirshiels
| 0.256
| 0.262
| 0.262
| 0.267
| 0.262
Lomond Hills (Fife)
| 0.092
| 0.086
| 0.089
| 0.088
| 0.069
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has no records of paying grants to the Loch Lomond Regional Park, which ceased to operate as regional park following the designation of the Loch Lomond and
Until 2008-09 SNH provided discretionary grant funding towards core and other costs for the regional parks. The sums provided to each park for each year since 1999, were as follows:
Regional Park
| 1999-2000
(£ Million)
| 2000-01
(£ Million)
| 2001-02
(£ Million)
| 2002-03
(£ Million)
| 2003-04
(£ Million)
Pentland Hills
| 0.121
| 0.124
| 0.115
| 0.112
| 0.098
Clyde-Muirshiels
| 0.218
| 0.218
| 0.236
| 0.239
| 0.263
Lomond Hills (Fife)
| 0.077
| 0.058
| 0.068
| 0.065
| 0.080
Regional Park
| 2004-05
(£ Million)
| 2005-06
(£ Million)
| 2006-07
(£ Million)
| 2007-08
(£ Million)
| 2008-09
(£ Million)
Pentland Hills
| 0.121
| 0.110
| 0.112
| 0.109
| 0.107
Clyde-Muirshiels
| 0.256
| 0.262
| 0.262
| 0.267
| 0.262
Lomond Hills (Fife)
| 0.092
| 0.086
| 0.089
| 0.088
| 0.069
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has no records of paying grants to the Loch Lomond Regional Park, which ceased to operate as regional park following the designation of the Loch Lomond and
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-29339 by reference.