Question reference: S6W-09274
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 June 2022
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 July 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority of (a) direct Scottish Government funding from the Nature Restoration Fund, (b) all project applications made to the Fund, (c) the projects that received money from the Fund and (d) the value of each award.
Answer
The Nature Restoration Fund is subdivided into two main strands, each of which is further sub-divided, as follows:
1. The competitive strand, which is subdivided into:
- Projects less than £250k lasting 1-2 years;
- Projects greater than £250k lasting 2-4 years.
2. The Edinburgh Process strand:
- Direct allocations to Local Authorities and the National Parks;
- A competitive top-up fund open to Local Authorities only.
Due to the voluminous nature of the data, a spreadsheet containing the requested information has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. Number: 63496). Applications for the second part of the Edinburgh Process strand are currently being assessed.