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Question reference: S5W-01986

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local authorities in (a) Mid Scotland and Fife and (b) the rest of the country to improve the condition of roads and pavements.

The Scottish Government has allocated over £10.3 billion to local government for 2016-17. It is the responsibility of each local authority to allocate the total financial resources available to it on the basis of local needs and priorities having first fulfilled its statutory obligations and the jointly agreed set of national and local priorities including the Scottish Government's key strategic objectives.

The Scottish Government is committed to working with local government to help improve the condition of roads and pavements throughout the country. We do this through the Road Collaboration Programme which is supporting all councils in Scotland to explore opportunities to share services. A number of regional partnerships have now been established including the Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders and Fife Forum and the Tayforth Roads Collaboration Forum.

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