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Written Question · S6W-17017 · Session 6

Whether it will provide an update on (a) how many children and (b) what percentage of school-age pupils have taken part in cycling proficie…

Answered Asked by Miles Briggs Con Lodged 4 Apr 2023

The question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on (a) how many children and (b) what percentage of school-age pupils have taken part in cycling proficiency training courses in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

The answer

Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 May 2023 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table shows the percentage of primary schools delivering Level 2 Bikeability training for each year broken down by local authority. The entries showing "no return" reflect that Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire delivered alternative training. Argyll and Bute and East Ayrshire started delivering Bikeability training in 2020-21.
During 2021-2022 there was a 20% increase in the number of pupils participating in Bikeability Scotland. A record 52,604 pupils received training.
59% of primary schools are timetabling cycle training and delivering at least one level of Bikeability Scotland. 50% of schools delivered the national standard, level 2 on-road programme shown to have the greatest impact.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
Aberdeen City
21%
25%
31%
57%
68%
62%
68%
42%
47%
9%
27%
67%
Aberdeenshire
93%
93%
76%
91%
91%
63%
80%
79%
85%
27%
51%
65%
Angus
74%
72%
74%
57%
43%
45%
50%
67%
78%
41%
71%
88%
Argyll & Bute
45%
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
pilot ongoing
Clackmannanshire
11%
11%
37%
37%
39%
44%
17%
33%
100%
33%
100%
100%
Dumfries & Galloway
70%
73%
47%
30%
29%
41%
43%
38%
36%
4%
5%
29%
Dundee
0%
0%
3%
23%
29%
17%
11%
53%
91%
67%
82%
97%
East Ayrshire
7%
9%
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
pilot ongoing
East Dunbartonshire
5%
3%
5%
24%
14%
8%
22%
15%
67%
76%
94%
100%
East Lothian
0%
0%
11%
26%
29%
23%
29%
41%
49%
24%
47%
94%
East Renfrewshire
33%
40%
70%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
67%
Edinburgh
29%
40%
52%
72%
70%
48%
68%
60%
53%
7%
26%
40%
Falkirk
4%
6%
10%
8%
22%
12%
4%
6%
8%
19%
6%
2%
Fife
31%
21%
16%
16%
18%
21%
36%
22%
29%
23%
24%
33%
Glasgow
4%
4%
15%
28%
25%
34%
29%
35%
34%
22%
33%
31%
Highland
34%
28%
16%
29%
28%
29%
36%
21%
30%
12%
15%
22%
Inverclyde
4%
21%
35%
10%
30%
30%
20%
15%
26%
0%
5%
5%
Midlothian
10%
40%
63%
87%
63%
63%
81%
75%
69%
22%
41%
65%
Moray
96%
65%
58%
47%
62%
49%
37%
40%
56%
27%
62%
76%
Na h-Eileanan Siar
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
96%
100%
0%
100%
100%
North Ayrshire
0%
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
No return
North Lanarkshire
0%
7%
5%
0%
4%
No return
9%
10%
11%
15%
29%
50%
Orkney
40%
40%
65%
95%
90%
65%
68%
63%
58%
37%
90%
65%
Perth & Kinross
91%
61%
40%
37%
34%
62%
52%
51%
61%
26%
67%
87%
Renfrewshire
6%
8%
22%
29%
20%
22%
20%
22%
29%
10%
59%
72%
Scottish Borders
54%
54%
43%
8%
27%
29%
31%
31%
8%
2%
25%
41%
Shetland
100%
53%
45%
90%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
25%
100%
100%
South Ayrshire
79%
55%
73%
76%
83%
76%
81%
83%
88%
44%
34%
41%
South Lanarkshire
0%
10%
17%
28%
39%
34%
39%
39%
43%
15%
10%
40%
Stirling
17%
18%
5%
43%
65%
68%
50%
72%
66%
26%
58%
74%
West Dunbartonshire
9%
12%
9%
21%
44%
41%
49%
56%
59%
13%
38%
28%
West Lothian
21%
0%
15%
15%
15%
15%
17%
11%
26%
9%
9%
22%
TOTALS
32%
32%
35%
37%
40%
38%
42%
42%
47%
20%
37%
50%

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-17017 by reference.