Written Question · S4W-16848 · Session 4
What measures it has taken to complete the National Cycle Network since 2007, what funds have been invested in each and by whom.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to complete the National Cycle Network since 2007, what funds have been invested in each and by whom.
The answer
Since 2007 the Scottish Government has worked in partnership with Sustrans, local authorities, Scottish Canals, Scottish Natural Heritage, Forestry Commission Scotland and the National Parks to develop the National Cycle Network.
Table 1 below identifies investment by Transport Scotland in individual routes. All routes have received some degree of matched funding of between 30% and 50% over the period from the partners listed in the second table. Individual partners will have details of exact spend from their own resources in their areas. As well as infrastructure, funding has been invested in mapping, signage and promotion of the Network, categorised as “other”.
Table 1
NCN Route No
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
Total
1
396,400
157,000
32,200
368,341
328,700
646,000
1,928,442
7
444,000
247,000
580,000
450,400
910,800
386,800
3,019,000
73
153,500
150,000
73,350
52,500
429,350
74
150,000
160,000
100,000
57,000
467,000
75
346,000
118,000
224,700
230,800
474,900
554,400
1,948,800
76
529,500
441,000
230,800
232,350
19,200
77,100
1,529,950
77
40,000
35,500
75,500
78
980,000
875,000
868,000
501,651
1,007,050
1,143,000
5,374,701
195
85,000
95,000
167,000
117,000
464,000
196
112,000
47,000
149,000
62,000
370,000
754
137,700
212,500
91,000
506,000
76,900
470,500
1,494,600
753
166,000
9,300
22,000
30,000
227,300
755
19,500
89,000
15,500
23,000
147,000
756
20,000
68,000
103,900
52,000
400,000
643,900
765
11,650
20,600
15,200
34,000
81,450
767
20,000
15,000
37,000
162,500
73,500
40,000
348,000
768
30,000
35,000
40,500
70,000
175,500
775
15,000
15,000
other
172,315
426,680
52,195
545,540
86,685
227,180
1,560,595
Total £m
3.624
2.878
2.463
3.811
3.227
4.295
20.301
Table 2
Route No
Partners
Estimated investment from partners since 2007 (40% match)
1
Scottish Borders, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fife, Dundee, Angus, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland Councils
771,377
7
Dumfries & Galloway, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Stirling, Highland Councils and Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
120,760
73
East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire Councils
171,740
74
Dumfries & Galloway, South Lanarkshire Councils
186,800
75
West Lothian, Glasgow City, City of Edinburgh Councils
779,520
76
Scottish Borders, East Lothian Councils, Transport Scotland Standards Branch
611,980
77
Dundee, Perth & Kinross Councils, Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
30,200
78
Argyll & Bute, Highland Councils, Transport Scotland Standards Branch,
2,149,880
195
Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire Councils, Cairngorm National Park
185,600
196
East Lothian, Midlothian Councils
148,000
754
Scottish Canals, Glasgow City Council
597,840
753
Inverclyde, North Ayrshire Councils
90,920
755
North Lanarkshire, East Dunbartonshire, Stirling Council
58,800
756
Connect2 (People’s Lottery), South Lanarkshire, Glasgow City Councils
257,560
765
Stirling Council, Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
32,580
767
Clackmannanshire Council
139,200
768
Clackmannanshire Council
70,200
775
Perth and Kinross and Stirling Councils
6,000
Total
6,408,957
Additionally, £7.2 million has been invested by Transport Scotland in the NCN75 Airdrie to Bathgate network. This was a fixed price contract with Network Rail where construction costs for the cycle path were estimated at £3.6m. On top of this would be Network Rail project management costs and significant land costs.
The NCN78 received additional funding by Transport Scotland which involved no match funding over the following years:
NCN78
2007-8
2008-9
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Total
£m
2.9
1.302
2.135
0.675
0.675
7.687
As
Table 1 below identifies investment by Transport Scotland in individual routes. All routes have received some degree of matched funding of between 30% and 50% over the period from the partners listed in the second table. Individual partners will have details of exact spend from their own resources in their areas. As well as infrastructure, funding has been invested in mapping, signage and promotion of the Network, categorised as “other”.
Table 1
NCN Route No
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
Total
1
396,400
157,000
32,200
368,341
328,700
646,000
1,928,442
7
444,000
247,000
580,000
450,400
910,800
386,800
3,019,000
73
153,500
150,000
73,350
52,500
429,350
74
150,000
160,000
100,000
57,000
467,000
75
346,000
118,000
224,700
230,800
474,900
554,400
1,948,800
76
529,500
441,000
230,800
232,350
19,200
77,100
1,529,950
77
40,000
35,500
75,500
78
980,000
875,000
868,000
501,651
1,007,050
1,143,000
5,374,701
195
85,000
95,000
167,000
117,000
464,000
196
112,000
47,000
149,000
62,000
370,000
754
137,700
212,500
91,000
506,000
76,900
470,500
1,494,600
753
166,000
9,300
22,000
30,000
227,300
755
19,500
89,000
15,500
23,000
147,000
756
20,000
68,000
103,900
52,000
400,000
643,900
765
11,650
20,600
15,200
34,000
81,450
767
20,000
15,000
37,000
162,500
73,500
40,000
348,000
768
30,000
35,000
40,500
70,000
175,500
775
15,000
15,000
other
172,315
426,680
52,195
545,540
86,685
227,180
1,560,595
Total £m
3.624
2.878
2.463
3.811
3.227
4.295
20.301
Table 2
Route No
Partners
Estimated investment from partners since 2007 (40% match)
1
Scottish Borders, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fife, Dundee, Angus, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland Councils
771,377
7
Dumfries & Galloway, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Stirling, Highland Councils and Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
120,760
73
East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire Councils
171,740
74
Dumfries & Galloway, South Lanarkshire Councils
186,800
75
West Lothian, Glasgow City, City of Edinburgh Councils
779,520
76
Scottish Borders, East Lothian Councils, Transport Scotland Standards Branch
611,980
77
Dundee, Perth & Kinross Councils, Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
30,200
78
Argyll & Bute, Highland Councils, Transport Scotland Standards Branch,
2,149,880
195
Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire Councils, Cairngorm National Park
185,600
196
East Lothian, Midlothian Councils
148,000
754
Scottish Canals, Glasgow City Council
597,840
753
Inverclyde, North Ayrshire Councils
90,920
755
North Lanarkshire, East Dunbartonshire, Stirling Council
58,800
756
Connect2 (People’s Lottery), South Lanarkshire, Glasgow City Councils
257,560
765
Stirling Council, Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
32,580
767
Clackmannanshire Council
139,200
768
Clackmannanshire Council
70,200
775
Perth and Kinross and Stirling Councils
6,000
Total
6,408,957
Additionally, £7.2 million has been invested by Transport Scotland in the NCN75 Airdrie to Bathgate network. This was a fixed price contract with Network Rail where construction costs for the cycle path were estimated at £3.6m. On top of this would be Network Rail project management costs and significant land costs.
The NCN78 received additional funding by Transport Scotland which involved no match funding over the following years:
NCN78
2007-8
2008-9
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Total
£m
2.9
1.302
2.135
0.675
0.675
7.687
As
In the Official Report
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