- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many vehicles have been added to its fleet in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) vehicle type and (b) fuel type.
Answer
A breakdown of fleet additions and disposals since 2019-20, broken down by vehicle and fuel type, is provided in the following tables.
2019-20
Vehicle type | Fuel type | Number of vehicles added | Number of vehicles disposed |
Car | Diesel | 0 | 34 |
Car | Hybrid | 0 | 3 |
Car | Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) | 9 | 0 |
Car | Electric (EV) | 2 | 0 |
Light Commercial | Diesel | 2 | 12 |
Light Commercial | Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) | 2 | 0 |
Total | - | 15 | 49 |
2020-21
Vehicle type | Fuel type | Number of vehicles added | Number of vehicles disposed |
Car | Diesel | 0 | 4 |
Car | Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) | 3 | 0 |
Car | Electric (EV) | 8 | 1 |
Light Commercial | Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) | 2 | 0 |
Light Commercial | Range extender (REV) | 3 | 0 |
Light Commercial | Diesel | 3 | 4 |
Total | - | 19 | 9 |
2021-22
Vehicle type | Fuel type | Number of vehicles added | Number of vehicles disposed |
Car | Diesel | 0 | 14 |
Car | Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) | 2 | 3 |
Car | Electric (EV) | 30 | 0 |
Light Commercial | Diesel | 0 | 3 |
Light Commercial | Electric (EV) | 1 | 0 |
Total | - | 33 | 20 |
2022-23
Vehicle type | Fuel type | Number of vehicles added | Number of vehicles disposed |
Car | Diesel | 0 | 26 |
Car | Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) | 15 | 6 |
Car | Electric (EV) | 0 | 1 |
Light Commercial | Diesel | 2 | 1 |
Light Commercial | Electric (EV) | 0 | 3 |
Total | - | 17 | 37 |
2023-24
Vehicle type | Fuel type | Number of vehicles added | Number of vehicles disposed |
Car | Diesel | 0 | 8 |
Car | Petrol | 0 | 16 |
Car | Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) | 24 | 10 |
Car | Electric (EV) | 0 | 1 |
Light Commercial | Diesel | 2 | 4 |
Light Commercial | Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) | 0 | 2 |
Total | - | 26 | 41 |
2024-25 (up until 22-01-25)
Vehicle type | Fuel type | Number of vehicles added | Number of vehicles disposed |
Car | Hybrid | 0 | 5 |
Car | Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) | 10 | 5 |
Light Commercial | Diesel | 0 | 1 |
Heavy Goods | Diesel | 0 | 1 |
Total | - | 10 | 12 |
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the carbon emissions associated with journeys taken by the cars in its fleet in each of the last five years.
Answer
Fleet carbon emissions are published in our Public Bodies Climate Change report which is available on the Scottish Sustainability Network site. Additionally, SG holds the Carbon Trust to Net Zero Standard for year on year carbon reduction, with carbon emission data on the fleet independently audited by the Carbon Trust to ensure accuracy.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33091 by Ivan McKee on 14 January 2025, what the primary purposes are for which the cars in its fleet are used.
Answer
Pool cars are allocated to specific areas who have a business need for their use which cannot be met by public transport or other sustainable methods of travel. This includes conducting legislative and compliance inspections, animal and horticulture inspections, delivery of equipment and the transportation of Ministers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many journeys have been undertaken by the cars in its fleet in each of the last five years, broken down by fuel type.
Answer
We do not hold this information.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many journeys undertaken by the cars in its fleet in each of the last five years were longer than 50 miles, broken down by fuel type.
Answer
We do not hold this information.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the current average journey distance is for the cars in its fleet, broken down by fuel type.
Answer
We do not hold this information.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33091 by Ivan McKee on 14 January 2025, for what purposes the (a) heavy goods lorries and (b) light commercial vehicles in its fleet are used.
Answer
All heavy goods and light commercial vehicles are used by our Marine and Agriculture and Rural Economy directorates to support their business needs. This includes transportation of supplies and equipment to our marine research and compliances vessels, conducting field research, legislative and compliance inspections, animal welfare inspections and the transportation of livestock.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it records the purpose of each journey taken by the cars in its fleet, and, if so, whether it will provide the most recent breakdown of such journeys by purpose, including business travel and any other categories.
Answer
We do not hold this information.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the current average road quality rating is for the A90, and how this compares with other major roads in Scotland.
Answer
Transport Scotland conducts machine-based surveys using specialist vehicles each year to gather information on the surface integrity of the road; the friction characteristics of the surface; and the structural capacity (strength) of the underlying road construction. The data obtained provides an annual snapshot of the road condition across the network and is used to determine a Road Condition Index for each section of road. The Index values can then be used to identify where detailed engineering investigations should be focused in order to determine maintenance requirements.
The proportion of the A90 that has been assessed as requiring further preliminary investigation to determine whether structural maintenance is required is currently 18%. This compares with 17% across the whole of the trunk road network.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of patients in rural areas have been treated within the timescales set out in the Treatment Time Guarantee in each of the last five years.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government the member may wish to contact NHS Boards directly for information locally.