Question reference: S6W-11118
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 22 September 2022
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated to local authorities from the £74 million Community Bus Fund since 2021, and how much remains in the fund to be distributed by the end of the current parliamentary session.
Answer
The recent Resource Spending Review allocated £46 million to the Community Bus fund for the remainder of this parliament, with a further £30 million allocated in the Capital Spending Review. These financial envelopes are intended to guide financial planning and reform across the public sector, in anticipation of future Scottish budget setting processes. Work is ongoing with local authorities and COSLA to determine how best to allocate this funding.