Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-28656 by Ivan McKee on 6 August 2024, in light of reported concerns that paths, play parks and community halls may not be eligible for funding through the alternative funding stream that it refers to, in contrast to the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, which does provide funding for such amenities, what funding plans it has for organisations such as Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust, which constructs and maintains footpaths, cycle paths and trails.
Active travel infrastructure such as footpaths and cycle paths could be funded through the Active Travel Infrastructure Fund (ATIF) Tier 1 which has been provided directly to each local authority through their General Capital Grant.
Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust should engage with Perth and Kinross Council who received £738,757 ATIF Tier 1 funding for 2024-25, in order to discuss their proposals, establish alignment with the local authority’s Active Travel Strategy and whether the Council will decide to fund them.