Question reference: S6W-19287
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 20 June 2023
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Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 June 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-19058 by Neil Gray on 16 June 2023, how much in total has been allocated to the Scottish Cities Alliance to carry out the work specified as necessary in the Report of the City Centre Recovery Task Force 2021-22.
Answer
The Scottish Government has allocated £6 million from the City Centre Recovery Fund 2021-22 to the member cities of the Scottish Cities Alliance in support of City Centre recovery, to take forward the priorities identified by the City Centre Recovery Task Force. Funds were divided between the cities based on city centre population and paid directly to each local authority, rather than directly to the Scottish Cities Alliance.
The Scottish Government also contributes £196,000 per annum directly to the Scottish Cities Alliance. This is in addition to the £28,000 contributed by each of the 8 cities. It is from this contribution that any ongoing work undertaken by the Scottish Cities Alliance on City Centre Recovery is funded.