Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-33297 · Session 6

How many play parks have been upgraded in each local authority area in each year since 2021.

Answered Asked by Miles Briggs Con Lodged 15 Jan 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many play parks have been upgraded in each local authority area in each year since 2021.

The answer

Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 28 Jan 2025 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Government is investing £60 million to renew play parks in Scotland, so children have access to free, high-quality outdoor play in their own communities. Since funding began in 2021, a total of 887 play parks have been renewed or are in the process of being renewed by local authority partners, up to April 2024. Local authority partners will be reporting on progress in 2024-25 in April 2025. Local authority partners have confirmed that all funding provided to date is allocated to the current and future renewal of play parks that have been identified by the local authority in need of improvement.Local AuthorityPlay parks renewed in 2021-22Play parks renewed in 2022-23Play parks renewed in 2023-24Aberdeen City114628Aberdeenshire Council151320Angus Council638Argyll and Bute Council000City of Edinburgh Council141622Clackmannanshire Council126Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Council000Dumfries and Galloway Council02818Dundee City Council0418East Ayrshire Council124057East Dunbartonshire Council138East Lothian Council1124East Renfrewshire Council344Falkirk Council279Fife Council12910Glasgow City Council158Highland Council03816Inverclyde Council655Midlothian Council21814Moray Council166North Ayrshire Council02919North Lanarkshire Council7412Orkney Islands Council112Perth and Kinross Council31021Renfrewshire Council237Scottish Borders Council114Shetland Islands014South Ayrshire Council644South Lanarkshire Council0012Stirling Council968West Dunbartonshire Council559West Lothian42622

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-33297 by reference.