Question reference: S6W-17946
- Date lodged: 12 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 30 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its agencies or directorates have been relocated or opened outside of the Lothian region since 2007, and how many are in the West Scotland region.
Answer
Three agencies have been opened outside of the Lothian region since 2007 with no relocations during this time. There is one Agency located in the West Scotland region.
There have been multiple changes to Scottish Government Directorates over the last 15 years. Available data would not provide accurate assessment of the number of Directorates relocated or opened outside of the Lothians over the period.
Directorates particularly in DG Net Zero and DG Communities continue to be located outside of the Central Belt in locations close to their stakeholders and operations.