Question reference: S6W-20629
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 14 August 2023
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 September 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) people and (b) businesses in the Glasgow region have used the Low Carbon Transport Loan scheme to purchase electric vehicles in each year since the scheme was introduced.
Answer
The Low Carbon Transport Loan was introduced by the Scottish Government in 2012 and to date has supported a total of 685 applicants in the Glasgow region to purchase a new or second hand electric vehicle:
a) Total Domestic Loans supported – 415
b) Total Business Loans supported – 270
These figures are broken down by year in the table below:
Financial Year | Total LCTL Supported - Domestic (People) | Total LCTL Supported -Businesses |
2012-2013 | 0 | 3 |
2013-2014 | 0 | 0 |
2014-2015 | 0 | 2 |
2015-2016 | 0 | 9 |
2016-2017 | 6 | 19 |
2017-2018 | 8 | 22 |
2018-2019 | 21 | 35 |
2019-2020 | 49 | 57 |
2020-2021 | 64 | 43 |
2021-2022 | 154 | 38 |
2022-2023 | 99 | 37 |
2023-2024 | 14 | 5 |