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Written Question · S4W-05962 · Session 4

How much has been spent on the heritage education travel subsidy scheme in each year, also broken down by site.

Answered Asked by Liam McArthur LD Lodged 27 Feb 2012

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on the heritage education travel subsidy scheme in each year, also broken down by site.

The answer

Answered by Michael Russell on 7 Mar 2012 · 9 days after it was lodged, on time

The Heritage Education School Visits Travel Subsidy scheme was established in April 2010 and is administered by Historic Scotland. Information on how the scheme operates and the sites included is available at:
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/education-travel-subsidy .
Information on the numbers of school groups, numbers of pupils and amount of travel subsidy awarded relating to visits to sites are set out in the following table for 2010-2011. Figures for financial year 2011-12 are not currently available.
Heritage Sites*
Number of School Groups
Number of Pupils
Amount Awarded to the School through the Heritage Education School Visits Travel Subsidy Scheme
Aberdour Castle
6
220
£360.00
Aberlemno
1
30
£78.75
Arbroath Abbey
5
154
£581.25
Arnol Blackhouse
2
22
Subsidy awarded financial year 2011-12
Bannockburn
87
3,016
£11,955.61
Bishops Palace
1
49
£147.50
Blackness Castle
6
135
£442.50
Bonawe
1
37
£200.00
Bothwell Castle
13
517
£1,056.75
Broch of Gurness
1
56
£200.00
Caerlaverock Castle
3
75
£390.00
Cairnpapple Hill
2
72
£165.00
Claypotts Castle
6
136
£447.50
Craigmillar Castle
9
250
£1,087.50
Culloden
54
2,111
£6,906.29
Dirleton Castle
3
167
£412.50
Doune Castle
6
321
£1,037.50
Duff House
6
138
£577.50
Dunfermline
3
84
£427.50
Earl's Palace
1
49
£171.00
Edinburgh Castle
48
1,576
£6,981.22
Elcho Castle
1
40
£220.00
Elgin Cathedral
2
71
£127.50
Fort George
10
301
£1,017.50
Hermitage Castle
1
55
£200.00
Holyrood
1
27
£105.00
Huntingtower Castle
8
305
£1,134.75
Huntly Castle
3
75
£356.25
Inchcolm Abbey
1
28
£37.50
Iona Abbey
2
27
£334.42
Jarlshof
2
44
Subsidy awarded financial year 2011-12
Kildrummy Castle
1
25
£24.00
Kilmartin Glen
3
66
£356.25
Linlithgow Palace
8
244
£770.00
Lochleven Castle
4
154
£502.50
Melrose Abbey
8
245
£677.28
New Lanark World Heritage Site
108
3,744
£12,671.50
Orkney Sites (multiple)
1
10
£200.00
Ring of Brodgar
1
31
£33.75
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
100
4,020
£10,553.25
Ruthven Barracks
1
22
£168.75
Skara Brae
10
278
£926.05
Smailholm Tower
2
44
Subsidy awarded financial year 2011-12
St Andrews Castle
7
182
£686.25
Stanley Mills
22
745
£1,893.73
Stirling Castle
123
4,143
£18,711.25
Tolquhon Castle
2
100
£368.75
Urquhart Castle
12
345
£843.75




Total
704
24,422
£86,545.85
Notes:
*Heritage sites where a travel subsidy has been paid to the school visiting. Sites where no claim has been made are not listed.
For some sites such as Stirling Castle, Bannockburn, Fort George and Culloden, some schools take in more than one site when arranging a visit as part of the scheme.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-05962 by reference.