Scottish Government and Cycle to Work related questions: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

You asked for:-

I. Are any Scottish Government ministers enrolled in the Scottish Parliament Cycle to Work scheme. If so please provide details of who, and what they receive as part of the scheme.

II. Does the Scottish Government have a cycle to work scheme, or anything similar for staff members and ministers? If so please provide details of this scheme.

III. Whether the Scottish Government has an audit of how its ministers and staff get to work. If so please publish this.

IV. Does the Scottish Government own any bikes that can be used by members of staff? If so please provide details such as, make, model and age.

V. How many bike parking spaces are provided for staff at Scottish Government buildings in each of the last 3 years.

Response

I. The Scottish Government does not have the information you have asked for because the Scottish Government is not responsible for the subject, the Scottish Parliament has the information you are looking for.

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

II. Yes, the Scottish Government have partnered with Edenred and Cycle Solutions to offer staff a cycle to work scheme. full details are here:- https://www.cyclesolutions.info/

III. The last full travel survey was carried out in 2012 and can be found here:- https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20170701074158/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/01/2595

A new survey is currently being conducted.

IV. No

V.

Building March 2018 March 2019 March 2020
10 Keith Street, Stornoway 0 0 0
119-121 Shore Street, Fraserburgh 0 0 0
139 Leith Walk, Edinburgh 0 0 disposed
161 Brooms Road, Dumfries 0 0 0
28 Cunzie Street, Anstruther 0 0 0
40 Hall Street, Campbeltown 0 0 0
AB1, Aberdeen 6 6 6
Alexander Fleming House, Elgin 0 0 0
Alexandra Buildings, Lerwick 0 0 0
4 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow 10 10 10
5 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow 41 41 41
Balivanich, Benbecula 0 0 0
Bay of Nigg Water Pumping Station 0 0 0
Bervie Pier, Kinlochbervie 0 0 0
Bothwell House, Hamilton 4 4 4
Bute House, Edinburgh 0 0 0
Cadzow Court, Hamilton No racks, storage
area available
No racks, storage
area available
No racks, storage
area available
Caley Building, Peterhead 0 0 0
The Courtyard, Callendar Business Park, Falkirk 5 5 5
Cameron House, Oban 4 4 4
Crossapol, Tiree 0 0 0
Culag Pier, Lochinver 0 0 0
Denholm House, Livingston 4 4 4
Douglas Centre, Buckie 0 0 0
Endeavour House, Dundee 12 12 12
Fish Market, Eyemouth 0 0 0
Fish Market, Tarbert 0 0 0
Freshwater Laboratory, Faskally 12 12 12
Girnock Burn Fish Trap, Ballater 0 0 0
Glasgow Fruit Market, Glasgow 0 0 0
Governor’s House, Edinburgh 10 10 10
Hamilton House, Hamilton Business Park 6 6 6
Harbour Offices, Harbour Buildings, Mallaig 0 0 0
Inchbraoch House, Montrose 4 4 4
Kinnaber Mill Trap Site, Kinnaber, Montrose 0 0 0
Logie Fish Counter Site, Lower Logie, Montrose 0 0 0
Longman House, Inverness 8 8 18
Lussa Fish Trap, Peninver 0 0 0
Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen 60 56 (4 removed for
bike repair stand)
56
Ocean Trade Centre, Aberdeen 0 0 0
Quay Street, Stornoway 0 0 0
Rosebery House, Edinburgh 0 0 0
Russell House, Ayr 4 4 4
SASA, Roddinglaw, Edinburgh 18 16 16
Saughton House, Edinburgh 54 54 74
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 100 128 128
St Ola House, Scrabster 0 0 0
Scorrybreck, Portree 0 0 0
Scotland House, Brussels 0 0 0
Scotland House, London 6 6 6
Shieldaig Freshwater Field Station, Strathcarron 0 0 0
Strathbeg House, Thurso 6 6 6
Strathearn House, Perth 10 10 26
Station Street, Stranraer 0 0 0
Tankerness Lane, Kirkwall 6 6 6
Terminal Buildings, East Pier, Kirkwall 0 0 0
Thainstone Court, Inverurie 6 6 6
Tweedbank, Galashiels 10 10 10
Unit 4A & 4B, Bonnington Ind. Est., Edinburgh 0 0 0
Unit 4B, Kinlochleven Business Park 0 0 0
Unit 5 Store, Campbeltown 0 0 0
Water of Mark Site, Invermark, Montrose 0 0 0
West Shore Street, Ullapool 0 0 0
West Water Fish Counter Site, Inchbare, Edzell 0 0 0
Victoria Quay, Edinburgh 230 230 392

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