Question reference: S6W-22796
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 22 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to previous commitments by its ministers, how much funding in total it has allocated to each City Region Deal to date, also broken down by project.
Answer
The Scottish Government has committed over £1.9 billion to the City Region Deals programme and its associated investments. Information on the individual projects funded through the growth deals are outlined in their associated deal agreements.
Deal | Signed | SG Funding | Full Deal/HOT Documentation |
Aberdeen City Region Deal | November 2016 | £125 million | |
Ayrshire Growth Deal | November 2020 | £103 million | |
Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal | March 2021 | £85 million | |
Edinburgh & South-East Scotland City Region Deal | August 2018 | £300 million | |
Glasgow City Region Deal | August 2014 | £500 million | |
Inverness and Highland City Region Deal | January 2017 | £135 million | |
Islands Growth Deal | January 2023 | £50 million | |
Moray Growth Deal | December 2021 | £32.5 million | |
Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal | February 2020 | £45.1 million | |
Tay Cities City Region Deal | December 2020 | £150 million | |
Argyll & Bute Growth Deal | Heads of Terms: February 2021 | £25 million | |
Falkirk Growth Deal | Heads of Terms: December 2021 | £40 million | |
Total Investment | £1,590.6 million |
We have also committed a further £319 million to further projects and programmes linked to the deals which will help to achieve regional economic ambitions. These are further projects proposed by deal partners which the UK Government would not match fund, but which we judged to be important to achieving regional economic ambitions.
Growth Deal: Linked Investments | SG Funding |
Aberdeen City Region Deal additional investment | £254 million |
Falkirk Growth Deal additional investment | £10 million |
Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal additional investment | £5 million |
Tay Cities City Region Deal additional investment | £50 million |
Total investment | £319 million |