S5W-31291: Further to the answer to question S5W-30515 by John Swinney on 20 July 2020, how many of the 25,000 laptops and tablets have been allocated…

The question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-30515 by John Swinney on 20 July 2020, how many of the 25,000 laptops and tablets have been allocated to each local authority, and how the allocation was calculated.

The answer

Answered by John Swinney on 26 Aug 2020 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

A breakdown of the allocation of these devices by local authority is shown in the following table. All local authorities were asked whether they wished to use their funding allocation to obtain Chromebooks from this central pool of devices. 18 chose to do so, reflecting the fact that these local authorities have a preference for Chromebook devices as part of their digital learning programmes, and the devices were allocated proportionately based on the volume requested. Local authorities are free to make decisions about the equipment and connectivity required to meet local demand, and the remainder of local authorities are making local arrangements to use their funding allocations to purchase devices on other platforms.

Local Authority
Number of devices
Aberdeen City
1447
Aberdeenshire
2725
Angus
1111
Argyll & Bute
800
Clackmannanshire
674
East Ayrshire
1366
East Dunbartonshire
815
East Lothian
407
East Renfrewshire
590
Fife
4139
Glasgow City
300
Highland
3248
Midlothian
1235
North Ayrshire
750
South Ayrshire
1200
South Lanarkshire
1792
Stirling
1528
West Dunbartonshire
358

In the Official Report

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