- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the economic benefits of Scotland’s role in hosting the 2028 UEFA European foootball championships benefit communities in all areas of the country, and what legacy planning it has conducted.
Answer
Spreading benefits across Scotland is a key objective for the Scottish Government of hosting the 2028 UEFA European football championships. This includes economic benefits and a well-designed social impact programme to enhance the wellbeing of people living in Scotland.
The Scottish Government is working with a range of stakeholders to develop a social impact programme for Scotland aligned to the tournament which it is expected will see activity across the country in the lead up to, during and after the tournament. The Scottish Government is also working with partners to ensure that economic benefits of hosting are realised. Information will be provided to Parliament once this work has developed further.
A post tournament evaluation will be conducted to assess the benefits of hosting.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 August 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 19 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government which region of Scotland has the (a) fastest and (b) slowest broadband connection speeds, and what its investment plans are to ensure that all parts of the country can access reliable, high-speed connections.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold data on domestic or commercial broadband speeds for Scottish regions. The broadband speed that a premise can receive is determined by a number of factors including the infrastructure available in the area and the broadband package an individual chooses through their internet service provider. Ofcom’s website provides further information on factors impacting broadband speeds and steps people can take to address these.
Despite the reserved nature of telecoms legislation, the Scottish Government is continuing to deliver access to high-speed broadband connections through our Reaching 100 (R100) programme, supported by over £600m of investment, and through our key role in delivering Project Gigabit in Scotland.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 12 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36360 by Fiona Hyslop on 6 June 2025, what proportion of its active travel budget was allocated to each partner organisation in each of the last three financial years, and whether it can provide an update on what proportion of the active travel budget was spent in 2024-25, based on consolidated expenditure.
Answer
Answer expected on 12 September 2025
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on local authority housing, including for repairs and new housebuilding, in the North Ayrshire local authority area, in each of the last five years.
Answer
Revenue expenditure from the Housing Revenue Account in North Ayrshire Council is detailed in Table 1. Revenue expenditure is the cost of delivering services each year and includes loan charges, supervision and management, repairs and maintenance, allowances for bad debts and other expenditure.
Table 1 - Housing Revenue Account Revenue Expenditure Summary, North Ayrshire, Year Ending 31st March, £ Millions.
£ Millions (Near Actuals) | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
Loan Charges | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 11.0 |
Supervision and Management | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 9.4 |
Repairs and Maintenance | 16.9 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 20.2 | 23.3 |
Movement in allowances for bad debts | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Other Expenditure | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total Expenditure | 35.3 | 34.8 | 37.9 | 42.5 | 44.2 |
Capital expenditure from the Housing Revenue Account for North Ayrshire Council is detailed in Table 2. Capital expenditure is expenditure that creates an asset, it includes the initial costs of acquisition and construction, and costs incurred subsequently to add to, replace part of, or service the asset. Subsequent costs arising from day-to-day services of an asset, known as repairs and maintenance, is not capital expenditure.
Table 2 - Housing Revenue Account Capital Expenditure Summary, North Ayrshire, Year Ending 31st March, £ Millions.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of bankruptcy were declared in the past five
years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) publishes the number of bankruptcies by local authority area in the Annual Scottish Statutory Debt Solutions statistics publication. The latest available data for the April 2023 – March 2024 are available here: Scottish Statutory Debt Solution Statistics 2023-24: Comprehensive Excel Tables | Accountant in Bankruptcy the number of bankruptcies by local authority are on the sheet labelled Table_la_2a.
The 2024-25 publication is due for release on the 27 August 2025 where these figures will be updated.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 July 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of public electric vehicle charge points met the minimum power output standards for (a) rapid and (b) ultra-rapid charging in each of the last five years, including the most recent figures available.
Answer
The UK Government Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 define a ‘rapid charge point’ as a charge point capable of delivering a charge of 50kW and above at nominal voltage. Ultra-rapid charging is not defined within the Regulations, but generally refers to 100kw and above charging. No ‘minimum power output standard’ is defined in these regulations.
The Scottish Government does not directly hold information on rapid/ultra-rapid chargers across Scotland as a whole. Public EV charging statistics covering the whole of the UK, including combined rapid/ultra-rapid data, is regularly compiled and published by private providers, such as Zap Map. ZapMap displays data broken down by 12 UK regions, of which Scotland is one. The latest statistics show that Scotland continues to have the second highest amount of rapid/ultra-rapid charge points across all regions in the UK.
The Scottish Government does have data on the number of rapid and ultra-rapid charge points on the Scottish Government funded ChargePlace Scotland network over the last 5 years. Information is detailed below, accurate as of the end of each calendar year unless otherwise stated:
Year | Total Number of Charge Points on ChargePlace Scotland | Number of Rapid Charge Points on ChargePlace Scotland (50kW – 99 kW) | Number of Ultra Rapid Charge Points on ChargePlace Scotland (100kW +) | % of Charge Points on ChargePlace Scotland which are Rapid (50kW- 99.kW) | % of Charge Points on ChargePlace Scotland which are Ultra Rapid (100kW+) |
2020 | 1439 | 346 | 2 | 24.04% | 0.139% |
2021 | 1895 | 455 | 3 | 24.01% | 0.158% |
2022 | 2446 | 536 | 3 | 21.91% | 0.123% |
2023 | 2738 | 559 | 4 | 20.42% | 0.146% |
2024 | 2858 | 613 | 4 | 21.45% | 0.140% |
End of July 2025 | 2798 | 590 | 3 | 21.09% | 0.107% |
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 July 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 8 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many offensive weapons have been found within HMP (a) Greenock and (b) Kilmarnock in each of the past five years.
Answer
I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:
SPS remain vigilant to the threat presented by weapons within our estate. Despite tactical and security measures, there are a number of those in custody who continue to attempt to introduce illicit articles (including weapons) into our estate, or those who are found to have fashioned everyday items into a weapon.
SPS will continue to report these instances to Police Scotland and seek conviction where appropriate. In addition, SPS also utilise the Prison and Young Offender Rules (Scotland) 2011 to mitigate known risk and preserve the good order and discipline within our establishments.
The table below shows how many offensive weapons there has been found in each of the past five calendar years in HMP Greenock and HMP Kilmarnock.
Establishment 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
HMP Greenock 2 9 9 5 6
HMP Kilmarnock 39 35 29 51 53
Total 41 44 38 56 59
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what data it has collected from local authorities on the number of streets assessed for compliance with the pavement parking ban, and how many enforcement officers each local authority has allocated to enforce the ban since December 2023.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold central data on the number of streets assessed or enforcement officers allocated. Local authorities are responsible for deciding their enforcement approach based on local priorities.
The latest Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) Report 2023–2024, published in December 2024, includes data on Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued, including those for pavement parking. The report is available at:
Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) Report 2023-2024
Transport Scotland continues to engage with COSLA and SCOTS to support effective enforcement.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38588 by Richard Lochhead on 17 June 2025, whether it will provide comparative data for each year since 2015.
Answer
Data are available on the number of SMEs operating in Scotland, that are registered for VAT and/or PAYE, broken down by Scottish parliamentary constituency. These estimates, sourced from the Businesses in Scotland 2024 publication, are shown in the following table.
Table 1: Number of registered SMEs operating in Scotland, by Scottish Parliamentary Constituency, March 2015-2024
Scottish Parliamentary Constituency | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Aberdeen Central | 4,515 | 4,440 | 4,315 | 4,235 | 4,315 | 4,265 | 4,065 | 3,915 | 3,930 | 4,170 |
Aberdeen Donside | 2,430 | 2,405 | 2,310 | 2,250 | 2,285 | 2,270 | 2,245 | 2,115 | 2,045 | 1,995 |
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | 3,420 | 3,380 | 3,255 | 3,200 | 3,185 | 3,175 | 3,050 | 2,850 | 2,680 | 2,660 |
Aberdeenshire East | 4,505 | 4,490 | 4,430 | 4,415 | 4,330 | 4,280 | 4,115 | 4,030 | 3,890 | 3,875 |
Aberdeenshire West | 4,635 | 4,635 | 4,555 | 4,480 | 4,620 | 4,575 | 4,455 | 4,305 | 4,145 | 4,110 |
Airdrie and Shotts | 1,485 | 1,525 | 1,565 | 1,545 | 1,570 | 1,595 | 1,635 | 1,650 | 1,660 | 1,725 |
Almond Valley | 2,075 | 2,140 | 2,190 | 2,235 | 2,275 | 2,260 | 2,245 | 2,195 | 2,175 | 2,220 |
Angus North and Mearns | 3,275 | 3,235 | 3,185 | 3,150 | 3,150 | 3,155 | 3,085 | 2,975 | 2,860 | 2,850 |
Angus South | 2,210 | 2,275 | 2,290 | 2,285 | 2,295 | 2,275 | 2,270 | 2,290 | 2,260 | 2,225 |
Argyll and Bute | 3,205 | 3,185 | 3,210 | 3,155 | 3,150 | 3,160 | 3,175 | 3,260 | 3,270 | 3,245 |
Ayr | 2,135 | 2,205 | 2,260 | 2,195 | 2,270 | 2,185 | 2,225 | 2,170 | 2,195 | 2,190 |
Banffshire and Buchan Coast | 3,405 | 3,420 | 3,460 | 3,455 | 3,500 | 3,515 | 3,455 | 3,390 | 3,305 | 3,290 |
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | 3,965 | 3,995 | 3,935 | 3,930 | 3,950 | 3,880 | 3,845 | 3,725 | 3,630 | 3,625 |
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | 2,295 | 2,340 | 2,345 | 2,375 | 2,350 | 2,420 | 2,345 | 2,335 | 2,320 | 2,320 |
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane | 1,800 | 1,825 | 1,835 | 1,825 | 1,810 | 1,775 | 1,730 | 1,695 | 1,715 | 1,715 |
Clydebank and Milngavie | 1,735 | 1,820 | 1,840 | 1,820 | 1,805 | 1,810 | 1,800 | 1,735 | 1,720 | 1,725 |
Clydesdale | 2,595 | 2,650 | 2,650 | 2,660 | 2,680 | 2,645 | 2,605 | 2,605 | 2,595 | 2,615 |
Coatbridge and Chryston | 1,440 | 1,530 | 1,585 | 1,605 | 1,625 | 1,610 | 1,610 | 1,610 | 1,590 | 1,595 |
Cowdenbeath | 1,560 | 1,650 | 1,960 | 2,175 | 2,115 | 1,980 | 1,795 | 1,570 | 1,555 | 1,545 |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | 1,435 | 1,510 | 1,565 | 1,495 | 1,555 | 1,570 | 1,530 | 1,490 | 1,435 | 1,435 |
Cunninghame North | 1,970 | 1,975 | 2,020 | 1,980 | 1,965 | 1,945 | 1,955 | 1,900 | 1,840 | 1,830 |
Cunninghame South | 1,275 | 1,300 | 1,370 | 1,365 | 1,375 | 1,430 | 1,390 | 1,285 | 1,290 | 1,275 |
Dumbarton | 1,640 | 1,670 | 1,705 | 1,690 | 1,685 | 1,805 | 1,790 | 1,655 | 1,620 | 1,615 |
Dumfriesshire | 3,350 | 3,320 | 3,320 | 3,355 | 3,380 | 3,390 | 3,375 | 3,410 | 3,405 | 3,460 |
Dundee City East | 1,545 | 1,580 | 1,575 | 1,550 | 1,550 | 1,565 | 1,585 | 1,590 | 1,560 | 1,570 |
Dundee City West | 1,830 | 1,810 | 1,890 | 1,850 | 1,935 | 1,985 | 2,005 | 2,040 | 2,030 | 2,055 |
Dunfermline | 1,955 | 2,020 | 2,090 | 2,065 | 2,085 | 2,090 | 2,040 | 1,965 | 1,920 | 1,895 |
East Kilbride | 1,895 | 1,915 | 1,955 | 1,985 | 2,000 | 1,975 | 1,990 | 2,000 | 2,015 | 2,015 |
East Lothian | 2,430 | 2,545 | 2,580 | 2,615 | 2,660 | 2,645 | 2,595 | 2,565 | 2,550 | 2,580 |
Eastwood | 2,030 | 2,125 | 2,180 | 2,170 | 2,175 | 2,170 | 2,180 | 2,175 | 2,120 | 2,155 |
Edinburgh Central | 7,045 | 7,265 | 7,365 | 7,540 | 7,785 | 7,840 | 7,710 | 7,585 | 7,535 | 7,580 |
Edinburgh Eastern | 1,450 | 1,580 | 1,690 | 1,705 | 1,785 | 1,775 | 1,735 | 1,735 | 1,720 | 1,745 |
Edinburgh Northern and Leith | 3,070 | 3,235 | 3,280 | 3,250 | 3,330 | 3,360 | 3,175 | 3,100 | 3,085 | 3,130 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | 1,375 | 1,475 | 1,520 | 1,505 | 1,560 | 1,630 | 1,555 | 1,520 | 1,465 | 1,470 |
Edinburgh Southern | 2,465 | 2,540 | 2,575 | 2,535 | 2,585 | 2,610 | 2,500 | 2,350 | 2,260 | 2,215 |
Edinburgh Western | 2,325 | 2,455 | 2,545 | 2,565 | 2,685 | 2,715 | 2,525 | 2,420 | 2,390 | 2,370 |
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | 3,230 | 3,205 | 3,185 | 3,180 | 3,180 | 3,150 | 3,165 | 3,215 | 3,205 | 3,205 |
Falkirk East | 1,710 | 1,740 | 1,755 | 1,695 | 1,700 | 1,755 | 1,710 | 1,645 | 1,600 | 1,605 |
Falkirk West | 2,070 | 2,135 | 2,160 | 2,170 | 2,175 | 2,130 | 2,105 | 2,055 | 2,050 | 2,065 |
Galloway and West Dumfries | 3,155 | 3,115 | 3,080 | 3,060 | 3,065 | 3,020 | 2,975 | 3,005 | 2,980 | 2,955 |
Glasgow Anniesland | 1,245 | 1,335 | 1,395 | 1,395 | 1,355 | 1,335 | 1,305 | 1,295 | 1,275 | 1,250 |
Glasgow Cathcart | 1,365 | 1,415 | 1,530 | 1,535 | 1,520 | 1,500 | 1,520 | 1,525 | 1,515 | 1,505 |
Glasgow Kelvin | 6,820 | 7,060 | 7,125 | 7,420 | 7,670 | 7,720 | 7,670 | 7,630 | 7,710 | 7,870 |
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | 1,270 | 1,280 | 1,370 | 1,390 | 1,410 | 1,420 | 1,410 | 1,425 | 1,410 | 1,380 |
Glasgow Pollok | 1,185 | 1,240 | 1,370 | 1,340 | 1,395 | 1,415 | 1,440 | 1,455 | 1,430 | 1,405 |
Glasgow Provan | 875 | 945 | 1,015 | 1,005 | 1,105 | 1,125 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,105 | 1,105 |
Glasgow Shettleston | 2,080 | 2,180 | 2,275 | 2,320 | 2,360 | 2,380 | 2,400 | 2,435 | 2,440 | 2,455 |
Glasgow Southside | 2,505 | 2,595 | 2,695 | 2,710 | 2,820 | 3,200 | 3,240 | 3,325 | 3,225 | 3,225 |
Greenock and Inverclyde | 1,340 | 1,380 | 1,415 | 1,390 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,340 | 1,295 | 1,295 | 1,270 |
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse | 1,760 | 1,835 | 1,890 | 1,910 | 1,975 | 1,990 | 1,990 | 1,955 | 1,930 | 1,945 |
Inverness and Nairn | 3,150 | 3,230 | 3,185 | 3,195 | 3,245 | 3,200 | 3,200 | 3,240 | 3,240 | 3,290 |
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley | 2,190 | 2,220 | 2,300 | 2,245 | 2,275 | 2,285 | 2,285 | 2,315 | 2,270 | 2,240 |
Kirkcaldy | 1,715 | 1,720 | 1,695 | 1,705 | 1,755 | 1,990 | 1,915 | 1,760 | 1,730 | 1,745 |
Linlithgow | 2,370 | 2,490 | 2,540 | 2,540 | 2,640 | 2,610 | 2,575 | 2,560 | 2,550 | 2,605 |
Mid Fife and Glenrothes | 1,635 | 1,655 | 1,695 | 1,685 | 1,705 | 1,680 | 1,665 | 1,630 | 1,620 | 1,620 |
Midlothian North and Musselburgh | 2,175 | 2,235 | 2,320 | 2,330 | 2,250 | 2,305 | 2,270 | 2,340 | 2,320 | 2,385 |
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | 2,585 | 2,635 | 2,665 | 2,645 | 2,790 | 2,815 | 2,790 | 2,800 | 2,780 | 2,770 |
Moray | 2,655 | 2,715 | 2,720 | 2,710 | 2,775 | 2,765 | 2,710 | 2,685 | 2,690 | 2,660 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | 1,560 | 1,625 | 1,695 | 1,690 | 1,710 | 1,735 | 1,740 | 1,775 | 1,760 | 1,775 |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 1,190 | 1,180 | 1,175 | 1,205 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,205 | 1,210 | 1,225 |
North East Fife | 2,405 | 2,440 | 2,375 | 2,365 | 2,415 | 2,430 | 2,385 | 2,425 | 2,425 | 2,395 |
Orkney Islands | 1,510 | 1,490 | 1,485 | 1,515 | 1,525 | 1,490 | 1,460 | 1,500 | 1,490 | 1,490 |
Paisley | 1,900 | 1,920 | 1,975 | 1,970 | 2,040 | 2,040 | 2,080 | 2,070 | 2,045 | 2,090 |
Perthshire North | 3,230 | 3,205 | 3,225 | 3,210 | 3,295 | 3,245 | 3,235 | 3,280 | 3,240 | 3,285 |
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire | 2,940 | 2,990 | 3,055 | 3,105 | 3,030 | 3,030 | 3,010 | 3,045 | 3,055 | 3,050 |
Renfrewshire North and West | 1,970 | 2,060 | 2,095 | 2,100 | 2,030 | 2,055 | 2,065 | 2,035 | 2,000 | 1,960 |
Renfrewshire South | 1,395 | 1,415 | 1,445 | 1,425 | 1,515 | 1,495 | 1,495 | 1,485 | 1,470 | 1,490 |
Rutherglen | 1,680 | 1,760 | 1,845 | 1,805 | 1,850 | 1,855 | 1,850 | 1,915 | 1,900 | 1,900 |
Shetland Islands | 1,440 | 1,480 | 1,510 | 1,530 | 1,515 | 1,520 | 1,565 | 1,600 | 1,605 | 1,595 |
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | 3,905 | 3,930 | 3,930 | 3,965 | 4,070 | 4,050 | 4,035 | 4,130 | 4,140 | 4,215 |
Stirling | 3,235 | 3,310 | 3,260 | 3,240 | 3,280 | 3,335 | 3,315 | 3,310 | 3,270 | 3,280 |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden | 1,985 | 2,095 | 2,135 | 2,100 | 2,125 | 2,090 | 2,055 | 2,020 | 2,000 | 1,985 |
Uddingston and Bellshill | 1,970 | 1,990 | 2,070 | 2,055 | 2,090 | 2,155 | 2,120 | 2,150 | 2,150 | 2,125 |
Scotland Total | 168,040 | 171,630 | 174,035 | 173,915 | 176,355 | 177,020 | 174,735 | 172,835 | 170,995 | 171,660 |
Source: Businesses in Scotland 2024
Notes:
1.Excludes central and local government.
2.Excludes unregistered businesses. Unregistered businesses are the smallest businesses that have a turnover below the VAT threshold (£85,000) and do not employ others, and so are registered neither for VAT nor for PAYE.
3.SMEs are Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, that is businesses with fewer than 250 employees. Enterprise size is defined based on the number of employees that the business employs across the UK.
4.Business counts are rounded to the nearest five. Totals may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
5.Each business is counted once in each area it operates in. The sum of the area business counts does not equal the overall Scotland total because each business is only counted once in the Scotland total.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 June 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many people it currently estimates are not in education, employment or training, broken down by (a) local authority area, (b) gender and (c) the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile of the area in which they are located.
Answer
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Population Survey (APS), an estimated 710,700 people in Scotland aged 16 to 64 were unemployed or were economically inactive for reasons other than being a student in April 2024 to March 2025. This was an estimated 20.5% of people aged 16 to 64 in Scotland.
Table 1: Unemployed and economically inactive people aged 16 to 64 (excluding those who gave their reason for inactivity as student) by Sex, Scotland, April 2024 to March 2025
Sex | Number of unemployed people aged 16 to 64 | Number of economically inactive people aged 16 to 64 excluding Students | Total number of unemployed and economically inactive people aged 16 to 64 | Proportion of 16 to 64 year olds |
People | 89,500 | 621,300 | 710,700 | 20.5% |
Men | 52,800 | 252,000 | 304,900 | 18.0% |
Women | 36,600 | 369,300 | 405,900 | 22.9% |
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey
Notes:
1.Numbers rounded to the nearest hundred.
2.Proportions calculated on unrounded estimates.
3.Reasons for being inactive include looking after family and/or home, temporary or long-term sick, being retired, or other reasons.
The ONS state there are concerns with the quality of the APS estimates for smaller groups of the population and geographies below the Scotland level. Therefore, it is not possible to provide breakdowns by local authority area and by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile.
Alternative estimates for 16 to 19 year olds participating in education, employment, and training broken down by local authority area, gender and by SIMD are published by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Annual Participation Measure.
