Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-17248 · Session 6

How the £50 million investment in play parks and facilities will be distributed across all 32 local authorities.

Answered Asked by Ash Regan SNP Lodged 13 Apr 2023

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how the £50 million investment in play parks and facilities will be distributed across all 32 local authorities.

The answer

Answered by Natalie Don on 27 Apr 2023 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table shows the remaining £50 million play park allocation for each local authority. This information can also be found on the Scottish Government website Renewing Scotland’s play parks
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .
Local Authority
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Aberdeen City Council
£373,000
£559,000
£932,000
Aberdeenshire Council
£616,000
£924,000
£1,539,000
Angus Council
£220,000
£330,000
£550,000
Argyll and Bute
£157,000
£235,000
£391,000
City of Edinburgh Council
£811,000
£1,216,000
£2,027,000
Clackmannanshire Council
£93,000
£139,000
£231,000
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Council
£62,000
£93,000
£156,000
Dumfries and Galloway Council
£291,000
£437,000
£728,000
Dundee City Council
£243,000
£365,000
£609,000
East Ayrshire Council
£224,000
£336,000
£561,000
East Dunbartonshire Council
£202,000
£303,000
£505,000
East Lothian Council
£218,000
£327,000
£545,000
East Renfrewshire Council
£204,000
£306,000
£509,000
Falkirk Council
£289,000
£434,000
£723,000
Fife Council
£681,000
£1,022,000
£1,703,000
Glasgow City Council
£1,028,000
£1,542,000
£2,570,000
Highland Council
£488,000
£732,000
£1,219,000
Inverclyde Council
£126,000
£189,000
£314,000
Midlothian Council
£197,000
£295,000
£492,000
Moray Council
£188,000
£282,000
£469,000
North Ayrshire Council
£231,000
£347,000
£578,000
North Lanarkshire Council
£635,000
£952,000
£1,586,000
Orkney Islands Council
£51,000
£77,000
£128,000
Perth and Kinross Council
£291,000
£437,000
£728,000
Renfrewshire Council
£307,000
£461,000
£768,000
Scottish Borders Council
£234,000
£352,000
£586,000
Shetland Islands Council
£61,000
£91,000
£151,000
South Ayrshire Council
£189,000
£283,000
£472,000
South Lanarkshire Council
£597,000
£896,000
£1,493,000
Stirling Council
£168,000
£253,000
£421,000
West Dunbartonshire Council
£157,000
£235,000
£392,000
West Lothian Council
£369,000
£553,000
£922,000
Total
£10,000,000
£15,000,000
£25,000,000

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-17248 by reference.