Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024Found: (£15.88 per hour) £30,960 (£15.88 per hour) £30,960 (£15.88 per hour) No 8215 Driving • Cycling
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024Found: (£15.88 per hour) £30,960 (£15.88 per hour) £30,960 (£15.88 per hour) No 8215 Driving • Cycling
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024Found: (£15.88 per hour) £30,960 (£15.88 per hour) £30,960 (£15.88 per hour) No 8215 Driving • Cycling
Apr. 08 2024
Source Page: Evaluation of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: one year post-Games reportFound: Outcome Number of people from local community taking part in cycling compared to the same time period
Asked by: Rowley, Alex (Scottish Labour - Mid Scotland and Fife)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation process is in place to assess the spending that was allocated to active travel in each financial year between 2020-21 and 2023-24.
Answered by Harvie, Patrick - Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights
The Active Travel Programme is a collection of interventions aimed at people and place, and Infrastructure investments to develop safe and accessible active travel routes. Each project is subject to a disciplined Governance approach that includes quarterly and annual reporting. It is a condition of each grant that an evaluation for each project is conducted on completion.
All interventions and investments reflect the Active Travel Framework and where related to cycling, the cycling framework for Active Travel. Both are accessible on the Transport Scotland website.
Progress against Active Travel Outcomes are measured and published through a number of sources, these include;
Asked by: Rowley, Alex (Scottish Labour - Mid Scotland and Fife)
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.
Answered by Harvie, Patrick - Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights
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, |
Apr. 03 2024
Source Page: Adapting the UK’s transport system to the impacts of climate changeFound: ’s Second National Infrastructure Assessment The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) carries out
Apr. 03 2024
Source Page: M8 westbound carriageway defects and maintenance: EIR releaseFound: length of each Category A Cycleway (and any uncategorised Cycleways) shall be inspected by walking or cycling
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Iwade to GrainFound: seek to avoid creating any unnecessary new barriers to access by choosing the least restrictiv e infrastructure
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Iwade to GrainFound: There are no proposals to install new infrastructure on Rochester Bridge.