Question reference: S6W-01828
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 27 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many households in each local authority it estimates (a) currently and (b) will access broadband through (i) the R100 contracts, (ii) the superfast broadband voucher scheme and (iii) commercial coverage.
Answer
As of 22 July 2021:
a) the number of households in each local authority that can access broadband as a direct result of (i) the R100 contracts, (ii) the main voucher (MVS – worth up to £5,000) and the interim voucher (IVS – worth up to £400) portions of the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS) and (iii) commercial coverage stands at:
Local Authority | Current R100 Build | Current MVS Build | Current IVS Build | Current Commercial Build |
Aberdeen City | 4 | 122,481 | ||
Aberdeenshire | 164 | 5 | 108,247 | |
Angus | 14 | 54,577 | ||
Argyll and Bute | 367 | 8 | 45,024 | |
City of Edinburgh | 3 | 270,177 | ||
Clackmannanshire | 180 | 4 | 6 | 25,216 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 675 | 15 | 38 | 72,662 |
Dundee City | 1 | 79,814 | ||
East Ayrshire | 4 | 1 | 4 | 61,319 |
East Dunbartonshire | 1 | 48,830 | ||
East Lothian | 6 | 51,887 | ||
East Renfrewshire | 1 | 40,089 | ||
Falkirk | 52 | 3 | 77,212 | |
Fife | 398 | 18 | 7 | 185,153 |
Glasgow City | 2 | 329,173 | ||
Highland | 100 | 13 | 111,880 | |
Inverclyde | 40,882 | |||
Midlothian | 131 | 2 | 5 | 41,754 |
Moray | 44 | 4 | 43,054 | |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 13,393 | |||
North Ayrshire | 10 | 6 | 7 | 73,446 |
North Lanarkshire | 135 | 3 | 3 | 163,379 |
Orkney Islands | 6 | 8,645 | ||
Perth and Kinross | 75 | 14 | 8 | 69,112 |
Renfrewshire | 2 | 2 | 92,330 | |
Scottish Borders | 120 | 32 | 84 | 57,893 |
Shetland Islands | 9,149 | |||
South Ayrshire | 344 | 3 | 2 | 56,515 |
South Lanarkshire | 423 | 11 | 6 | 157,898 |
Stirling | 2 | 9 | 51 | 41,672 |
West Dunbartonshire | 2 | 47,421 | ||
West Lothian | 4 | 85,365 | ||
Total | 2,920 | 474 | 250 | 2,685,649 |
We estimate that the number of properties expected to benefit from broadband connections through (i) the R100 contracts, (ii) the main voucher (MVS – worth up to £5,000) and the interim voucher (IVS – worth up to £400) portions of the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS) and (iii) commercial coverage will be as follows:
Local Authority | Planned R100 Build | Planned MVS Build | Planned IVS Build | Planned Commercial Build |
Aberdeen City | 567 | 3 | 5,404 | |
Aberdeenshire | 12,554 | 79 | 4 | 379 |
Angus | 5,541 | 116 | 11 | |
Argyll and Bute | 7,041 | 69 | 3 | 486 |
City of Edinburgh | 539 | 2,486 | ||
Clackmannanshire | 829 | 11 | ||
Dumfries and Galloway | 7,532 | 21 | 6 | 968 |
Dundee City | 103 | 1 | 645 | |
East Ayrshire | 1,995 | 4 | 2 | 203 |
East Dunbartonshire | 315 | 106 | ||
East Lothian | 852 | 19 | 174 | |
East Renfrewshire | 238 | 11 | 96 | |
Falkirk | 1,310 | 2 | 220 | |
Fife | 4,655 | 1 | 668 | |
Glasgow City | 63 | 1,107 | ||
Highland | 10,360 | 99 | 1 | 2,407 |
Inverclyde | 785 | 166 | ||
Midlothian | 1,079 | 176 | ||
Moray | 4,159 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 1,885 | 7 | ||
North Ayrshire | 1,970 | 1 | 225 | |
North Lanarkshire | 1,649 | 3 | 283 | |
Orkney Islands | 1,747 | 5 | 1 | 284 |
Perth and Kinross | 7,433 | 115 | 2 | 883 |
Renfrewshire | 655 | 1,340 | ||
Scottish Borders | 6,667 | 14 | 4 | 522 |
Shetland Islands | 2,166 | 268 | ||
South Ayrshire | 2,074 | 291 | ||
South Lanarkshire | 4,526 | 3 | 2 | 949 |
Stirling | 2,814 | 31 | 15 | 348 |
West Dunbartonshire | 572 | 153 | ||
West Lothian | 853 | 1 | 560 | |
Total | 95,528 | 621 | 42 | 21,828 |
( Please note that voucher figures are subject to change, depending on future R100 contract and commercial build. It should also be noted that owners and tenants will have to order a service to access superfast broadband. )