Current status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 7 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of capital projects for early years expansion that remain incomplete or delayed beyond their original target date.
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) monitors the 1140 expansion infrastructure programme on behalf of the Scottish Government, and collects progress data periodically from local authorities. The 2025 data collection exercise commenced in September and is expected to conclude in November. The most recent completed data collection showed that in October 2024, 877 (98%) of projects in the programme were complete, and 16 projects were either in construction or had not yet commenced construction.