FOI/202200330247 · FOI · unclear
R100 scheme: FOI release
Information requested
How many properties are still to be connected under the Scottish Government's R100 scheme? Can you breakdown how many properties are to be connected by (i) Scottish Parliamentary region and (ii) Local Authority area? Can you also breakdown how many properties are still to be connected and in what year these properties will be connected by? Finally, can you outline what the longest wait for any property and in what area is to be connected in relation to the R100 scheme?
Response
How many properties are still to be connected under the Scottish Government's R100 scheme? For the purpose of this query, you have confirmed that you are specifically referring to properties still to be connected through the £600million R100 contracts. As of 12th of December 2022 there are 100,516 premises remaining to be connected through the R100 Contracts. Can you breakdown how many properties are to be connected by (i) Scottish Parliamentary region and (ii) Local Authority area? The figures provided below are accurate as of 12th of December 2022. Please note that the figures below total 114, 869 as this number is the total connections number of properties to be connected through R100 contracts. The figure of 100,516 are properties that have yet to receive a connection. 1. (i) Scottish Parliamentary region:
Scottish Parliamentary Region Total properties to be connected through R100 contracts Central Scotland PE:R 4520 Glasgow PER 226 Highlands and Islands PER 32200 Lothian PER 2552 Mid Scotland and Fife PER 17747 North East Scotland PER 23911 South Scotland PER 27245 West Scotland PER 6468
1. (ii) Local Authority area:
Local Authority Total properties to be connected through R100 contracts Aberdeen City 623 Aberdeenshire 16058 Angus 6639 Argyll and Bute 8474 City of Edinburgh 602 Clackmannanshire 1046 Dumfries and Galloway 8806 Dundee City 124 East Ayrshire 2196 East Dunbartonshire 454 East Lothian 1334 East Renfrewshire 259 Falkirk 1396 Fife 5421 Glasgow City 74 Highland 12773 Inverclyde 874 Midlothian 1479 Moray 4888 Na h-Eileanan an Iar 2206 North Ayrshire 2161 North Lanarkshire 2089 Orkney Islands 3326 Perth and Kinross 8301 Renfrewshire 679 Scottish Borders 7416 Shetland Islands 2429 South Ayrshire 2516 South Lanarkshire 5494 Stirling 2979 West Dunbartonshire 612 West Lothian 1141
Can you also breakdown how many properties are still to be connected and in what year these properties will be connected by? The figures provided below are accurate as of 12th of December 2022.
Row Labels Target Prems Delivered Prems Remaining Prems 2021 4,595 4,595 0 2022 24,916 9,317 15,599 2023 26,715 338 26,377 2024 17,827 5 17,822 2025 13,780 38 13,742 2026 12,821 60 12,761 2027 11,769 0 11,769 2028 2,446 0 2,446 Grand Total 114,869 14,353 100,516
Finally, can you outline what the longest wait for any property and in what area is to be connected in relation to the R100 scheme? The contracts are delivered in phases. There are number of exchange areas with an expected delivery date of March 2028. However, it is not possible for us to say with certainty which of these will be last as this will be determined by our contract deliver partner, Openreach. For reference, we expect build for each of the three contracts to conclude in the years set out below:
Central: 2023/24 South: 2024/25 North: 2027/28
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