Question reference: S6W-26365
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 21 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of (a) how and (b) where the budget allocated for active travel was spent, in each financial year from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
Answer
The Active Travel Budget is an annually set allocation from the overall Scottish Transport Budget. The Active Travel Programme contains a blend of Grants awarded in accordance with the Scottish public Finance Manual, contracts drawn down from Scottish Government procurement frameworks, and budget transfers to support investments managed in other areas of the portfolio. A breakdown of years 2020-21 to 2023-24 is set out in the following table;
Financial Year 2020-21- £100,500,000.00 | |||
Investment | Amount | Mechanism | Delivery Partners |
Infrastructure and place making projects | £84,506,198.00
| Paid through Grant Awards | All Local Authorities, Sustrans |
Regional Transport Partnership Grants | £1,315,600.00 | Paid through Grant Awards | Regional Transport Partnerships |
Independent Review of Grants | £5,014.66 | Framework Call of Contract | MacRoberts LLP |
Research Programme on Presumed Liability | £7,470.00 | Through budget transfer as part of the Spring and Autumn budget reviews | UK Government DfT, Transport Scotland |
Behaviour Change Interventions | £14,665,717.00 | Paid through Grant Awards | Cycling Scotland, CyclingUK, Forth Environment Link, Cycling Without Age, Scottish National Heritage, The Bike Station, Sustrans |
Active Nation Commissioner | £50,648.00 | Public Appointment | Active Nation Commissioner |
Financial Year 2021-22 - £116,171,826.69 | |||
Investment | Amount | Mechanism | Delivery Partners |
Free Bikes for school age children Commitment | £ 2,133,459.29 | Paid through Grant Awards | Scottish Cycling, FreeWheel North, Sustrans, Cycling Scotland, Shetland Council, Forth Environment Link, St Paul’s Youth Forum, Angus Bike Hub, Bike for Good, Research Scotland |
The development of a replacement strategy for the Cycling Action Plan - the Cycle Framework | £50,000.40 | Framework Call of Contract | AECOM |
Active Travel Infrastructure Investments | £90,638,802.70 (£51,256,912 of which was managed to projects through Sustrans) | Paid through Grant Awards | All Scottish Local Authorities, Regional Transport Partnerships, Sustrans |
Interventions to support people and communities to make Active Travel Choices | £20,984,564.00 | Paid through Grant Awards | Paths for All, Cycling Scotland, CyclingUK, Living Streets, Sestrans, Sustrans |
Active Travel Contributions to wider Transport and Government Investments includes capital and resource reviews | £2,290,000.00 | Through budget transfer as part of the Spring and Autumn budget reviews | Transport Scotland |
Active Nation Commissioner | £75,000.00 | Public Appointment | Active Nation Commissioner |
Financial Year 2022-23 - £149,683,003.69 | |||
Investment | Amount | Mechanism | Delivery Partners |
Active Travel Infrastructure Investments | £108,472,925.00 (£65,901,425 of which was managed to project through Sustrans)
| Paid through Grant Awards | All Scottish Local Authorities, All Scottish Regional Transport Partnerships, Sustrans, Paths for All, |
Active Travel Contributions to wider Transport and Government Investments includes capital and resource reviews | £13,374,000.00 (£3,300,000 of which supported road safety projects) | Through budget transfer as part of the Spring and Autumn budget reviews | Transport Scotland |
Free Bikes for school age children Commitment | £2,328,868.90 | Paid through Grant Awards | Sustrans, Shetland Council, Scottish Cycling, St Paul’s Youth Forum, Forth Environment Link, Cycling Scotland, Bike for Good, Angus Cycle Hub. YoungScot |
Access to Bikes and cycling priority interventions | £13,150,907.75 | Paid through Grant Awards | Cycling Scotland, CyclingUK, Energy Savings Trust, Bike for Good, UCI Major Events Team |
Behaviour Change Interventions | £11,782,502.54 | Paid through Grant Awards | Paths for All, COMOUK, Sustrans, Living Streets |
Active Nation Commissions | £75,000.00 | Public Appointment | Active Nation Commissioner |
The Active Travel Transformation Programme | £496,898.75 | Framework Call off Contact and administration/facilitation costs | SWECO, Systra, |
The development of a replacement strategy for the Cycling Action Plan - the Cycle Framework | £1,900.75 | Framework Contract | APS |
Financial Year 2023-24 – £183,640,579 allocated for Spend | |||
Investment | Amount | Mechanism | Delivery Partners |
Active Travel Infrastructure Investments | £76,899,949.00 | Paid through Grant Awards | All Scottish Local Authorities, All Scottish Regional Transport Partnerships, Sustrans, Paths for All, |
Active Travel Contributions to wider Transport and Government Investments includes capital and resource reviews | £53,700,000.00 | Through budget transfer as part of the Spring and Autumn budget reviews | Transport Scotland |
Access to Bikes and cycling priority interventions | £17,403,189.00 | Paid through Grant Awards | Cycling Scotland, Energy Savings Trust, Bike for Good, Bike Station, CyclingUK, Scotrail |
Contribution to the UCI Cycling World Championships | £1,010,000.00 | Through budget transfer as part of the Spring and Autumn budget reviews | UCI Major Events Team |
Behaviour Change Interventions | £14,681,896.00 | Paid through Grant Awards | Paths for All, Sustrans, Living Streets, Active Travel Ambassador |
The Active Travel Transformation Programme, including the Active Travel Transformation Fund | £19,949,045.00 | Paid through Grant Awards and a framework call of contract | Scottish Local Authorities, Systra, MacRoberts LLP, |