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Written Question · S4W-14005 · Session 4

How much it has invested in (a) Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, (b) Pentland Hills Regional Park, (c) Edinburgh Castle, (d) the National Mus…

Answered Asked by Neil Bibby Lab Lodged 27 Mar 2013

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in (a) Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, (b) Pentland Hills Regional Park, (c) Edinburgh Castle, (d) the National Museum of Scotland, (e) the National Gallery of Scotland, (f) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and (g) the Burrell Collection in each year since 1999 and (i) Cairngorms National Park and (ii) Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park in each year since 2002.

The answer

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 Apr 2013 · 29 days after it was lodged, on time

The level of investment in the following organisations – Edinburgh Castle; National Museum of Scotland; National Galleries of Scotland and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, for the years requested, can be found in the following table:
Organisation
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
Edinburgh Castle*





Capital
-
-
-
-
£273,034
Maintenance
-
-
-
-
£643,041
National Museum of Scotland
£13,300,000
£16,100,000
£16,600,000
£18,100,000
£21,000,000
National Galleries of Scotland
£11,600,000
£18,200,000
£15,300,000
£11,900,000
£18,100,000
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum


£3,000,000



Organisation
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
Edinburgh Castle*





Capital
£322,358
£844,556
£1,841,279
£446,914
£60,177
Maintenance
£593,689
£602,029
£485,083
£523,918
£489,379
National Museum of Scotland
£24,000,000
£23,800,000
£24,700,000
£26,800,000
£26,500,000
National Galleries of Scotland
£12,100,000
£12,400,000
£12,700,000
£21,000,000
£21,000,000
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum






Organisation
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
Edinburgh Castle*



Capital
£108,719
£253,364
£119,005
Maintenance
£419,646
£530,827
£444,981
National Museum of Scotland
£27,700,000
£22,700,000
£22,600,000
National Galleries of Scotland
£24,200,000
£14,200,000
£13,300,000
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum




Note: *Edinburgh Castle
- Due to a change in accounting heads it has only been possible to provide comparable information from 2004-2005.
The Scottish Government has not provided any investment in the Burrell Collection in the years stated.
The level of investment in the Cairngorms National Park Authority and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority, for the years requested, can be found in the following table:
Organisation
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Cairngorms National Park
£1,926,000
£3,111,000
£4,188,000
£4,446,000
£4,548,000
Loch Lomond and Trossachs
£5,232,000
£5,667,000
£5,778,000
£7,068,000
£6,673,000

Organisation
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
Cairngorms National Park
£4,546,000
£4,805,000
£5,357,000
£5,153,000
£6,282,000
Loch Lomond and Trossachs
£6,940,000
£7,376,000
£7,802,000
£7,189,000
£9,511,000

Regional Parks do not receive direct funding from the Scottish Government. However, they do receive financial support in the form of grants paid via other public bodies/public sector organisations. Further information on this is provided in the background note.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-14005 by reference.