Written Question · S5W-25805 · Session 5
Further to the answer to question S5W-25088 by Michael Matheson on 17 September 2019, where the 40% of the ChargePlace Scotland network ser…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-25088 by Michael Matheson on 17 September 2019, where the 40% of the ChargePlace Scotland network serving small towns and rural areas is located, broken down by Parliamentary constituency and region.
The answer
At end-August 2019, 445 chargepoints on the ChargePlace Scotland network were located in areas designated as accessible small towns, remote small towns, accessible rural or remote rural as set out in the Scottish Government’s six-fold urban/rural classification. The following table provides a breakdown of these chargepoints by Local Authority area.
Local Authority
Number of Chargepoints 1
Aberdeen City
6
Aberdeenshire
30
Angus
15
Argyll and Bute
30
City of Edinburgh
11
Clackmannanshire
6
Dumfries and Galloway
16
East Ayrshire
8
East Dunbartonshire
1
East Lothian
33
East Renfrewshire
4
Falkirk
2
Fife
27
Highland
49
Inverclyde
3
Midlothian
11
Moray
12
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
16
North Ayrshire
17
North Lanarkshire
9
Orkney Islands
17
Perth and Kinross
29
Renfrewshire
2
Scottish Borders
27
Shetland Islands
13
South Ayrshire
8
South Lanarkshire
22
Stirling
16
West Dunbartonshire
3
West Lothian
2
TOTAL
445
1 in locations designated as accessible small towns, remote small towns, accessible rural or remote rural as set out in the Scottish Government’s six-fold urban/rural classification.
Please note, the data presented includes areas of low population density within or nearby urban centres meaning some cities have chargers located in areas designated as accessible small towns.
Local Authority
Number of Chargepoints 1
Aberdeen City
6
Aberdeenshire
30
Angus
15
Argyll and Bute
30
City of Edinburgh
11
Clackmannanshire
6
Dumfries and Galloway
16
East Ayrshire
8
East Dunbartonshire
1
East Lothian
33
East Renfrewshire
4
Falkirk
2
Fife
27
Highland
49
Inverclyde
3
Midlothian
11
Moray
12
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
16
North Ayrshire
17
North Lanarkshire
9
Orkney Islands
17
Perth and Kinross
29
Renfrewshire
2
Scottish Borders
27
Shetland Islands
13
South Ayrshire
8
South Lanarkshire
22
Stirling
16
West Dunbartonshire
3
West Lothian
2
TOTAL
445
1 in locations designated as accessible small towns, remote small towns, accessible rural or remote rural as set out in the Scottish Government’s six-fold urban/rural classification.
Please note, the data presented includes areas of low population density within or nearby urban centres meaning some cities have chargers located in areas designated as accessible small towns.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-25805 by reference.