Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-38041 · Session 6

What data it has on how the £60 million for play park renewal has been (a) allocated and (b) spent across all 32 local authorities.

Answered Asked by Martin Whitfield Lab Lodged 22 May 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on how the £60 million for play park renewal has been (a) allocated and (b) spent across all 32 local authorities.

The answer

Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 13 Jun 2025 · 22 days after it was lodged, on time

Capital funding for the play park renewal programme is distributed to all 32 Local Authorities based on population of 0-14 year olds and rurality. In the first year, the formula was:1.95% on population 0-142.5% on ruralityFrom 2022-23, the formula was:1.93% on population 0-142.7% on ruralityThe full table of allocations to each local authority by year is:Local Authority2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26TotalAberdeen City Council£188,000£185,000£373,000£559,000£932,000£2,237,000Aberdeenshire Council£296,000£308,000£616,000£924,000£1,539,000£3,683,000Angus Council£108,000£111,000£220,000£330,000£550,000£1,319,000Argyll and Bute£76,000£79,000£157,000£235,000£391,000£938,000City of Edinburgh Council£414,000£406,000£811,000£1,216,000£2,027,000£4,874,000Clackmannanshire Council£47,000£46,000£93,000£139,000£231,000£556,000Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Council£29,000£32,000£62,000£93,000£156,000£372,000Dumfries and Galloway Council£140,000£146,000£291,000£437,000£728,000£1,742,000Dundee City Council£125,000£122,000£243,000£365,000£609,000£1,464,000East Ayrshire Council£112,000£112,000£224,000£336,000£561,000£1,345,000East Dunbartonshire Council£102,000£100,000£202,000£303,000£505,000£1,212,000East Lothian Council£108,000£108,000£218,000£327,000£545,000£1,306,000East Renfrewshire Council£102,000£101,000£204,000£306,000£509,000£1,222,000Falkirk Council£147,000£145,000£289,000£434,000£723,000£1,738,000Fife Council£344,000£342,000£681,000£1,022,000£1,703,000£4,092,000Glasgow City Council£525,000£514,000£1,028,000£1,542,000£2,570,000£6,179,000Highland Council£234,000£245,000£488,000£732,000£1,219,000£2,918,000Inverclyde Council£65,000£63,000£126,000£189,000£314,000£757,000Midlothian Council£98,000£97,000£197,000£295,000£492,000£1,179,000Moray Council£92,000£94,000£188,000£282,000£469,000£1,125,000North Ayrshire Council£118,000£117,000£231,000£347,000£578,000£1,391,000North Lanarkshire Council£324,000£319,000£635,000£952,000£1,586,000£3,816,000Orkney Islands Council£24,000£26,000£51,000£77,000£128,000£306,000Perth and Kinross Council£140,000£144,000£291,000£437,000£728,000£1,740,000Renfrewshire Council£158,000£155,000£307,000£461,000£768,000£1,849,000Scottish Borders Council£113,000£117,000£234,000£352,000£586,000£1,402,000Shetland Islands Council£28,000£31,000£61,000£91,000£151,000£362,000South Ayrshire Council£94,000£94,000£189,000£283,000£472,000£1,132,000South Lanarkshire Council£298,000£296,000£597,000£896,000£1,493,000£3,580,000Stirling Council£84,000£85,000£168,000£253,000£421,000£1,011,000West Dunbartonshire Council£81,000£79,000£157,000£235,000£392,000£944,000West Lothian Council£186,000£184,000£369,000£553,000£922,000£2,214,000Total£5,000,000£5,000,000£10,000,000£15,000,000£25,000,000£60,000,000The Scottish Government does not hold data on local authorities receipted s

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-38041 by reference.