Question reference: S6W-14955
- Date lodged: 10 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Zero Emission Bus Market Transition Scheme.
Answer
The Scottish Government is providing £50,000 in grant funding to Energy Saving Trust (EST), an independent organisation working to address the climate emergency, to administer the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Market Transition Scheme in the 2022-23 financial year. The administrative costs, inclusive of EST staffing, are set out in the following table alongside the value of funds that EST are distributing and the outputs achieved.
Financial year | Administration cost | Funding being delivered through EST | Output |
2022-23 | £50,000 | £359,729
(£500,000 was made available) | Twelve grants have been offered to support small to medium sized bus and coach operators obtain advice on transitioning their fleets to zero-emissions. Six grants have been offered to companies to develop propositions to offer multiple operators a simple route to shift to zero-emission buses. One grant has been offered to support a commercial demonstration of repowering and research into the role repowering can play in the transition. |