Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-33298 · Session 6

How much has been allocated to each local authority to upgrade play parks in each year since 2021.  

Answered Asked by Miles Briggs Con Lodged 15 Jan 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated to each local authority to upgrade play parks 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.Funding to support the Play Parks renewal programme has been allocated as follows:2021-22
- £5 million2022-23
- £5 million2023-24
- £10 million2024-25
- £15 millionThe following table shows how much funding has been allocated to each local authority since 2021.Local AuthorityAllocation for 2021-22Allocation for 2022-23Allocation for 2023-24Allocation for 2024-25Aberdeen City£188,000£185,000£373,000£559,000Aberdeenshire Council£296,000£308,000£616,000£924,000Angus Council£108,000£111,000£220,000£330,000Argyll and Bute Council£76,000£79,000£157,000£235,000City of Edinburgh Council£414,000£406,000£811,000£1,216,000Clackmannanshire Council£47,000£46,000£93,000£139,000Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Council£29,000£32,000£62,000£93,000Dumfries and Galloway Council£140,000£146,000£291,000£437,000Dundee City Council£125,000£122,000£243,000£365,000East Ayrshire Council£112,000£112,000£224,000£336,000East Dunbartonshire Council£102,000£100,000£202,000£303,000East Lothian Council£108,000£108,000£218,000£327,000East Renfrewshire Council£102,000£101,000£204,000£306,000Falkirk Council£147,000£145,000£289,000£434,000Fife Council£344,000£342,000£681,000£1,022,000Glasgow City Council£525,000£514,000£1,028,000£1,542,000Highland Council£234,000£245,000£488,000£732,000Inverclyde Council£65,000£63,000£126,000£189,000Midlothian Council£98,000£97,000£197,000£295,000Moray Council£92,000£94,000£188,000£282,000North Ayrshire Council£118,000£117,000£231,000£347,000North Lanarkshire Council£324,000£319,000£635,000£952,000Orkney Islands Council£24,000£26,000£51,000£77,000Perth and Kinross Council£140,000£144,000£291,000£437,000Renfrewshire Council£158,000£155,000£307,000£461,000Scottish Borders Council£113,000£117,000£234,000£352,000Shetland Islands£28,000£31,000£61,000£91,000South Ayrshire Council£94,000£94,000£189,000£283,000South Lanarkshire Council£298,000£296,000£597,000£896,000Stirling Council£84,000£85,000£168,000£253,000West Dunbartonshire Council£81,000£79,000£157,000£235,000West Lothian£186,000£184,000£369,000£553,000

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-33298 by reference.