Question reference: S6W-14565
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 30 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed reduction in the Major Public Transport Projects budget for 2023-24 will have any impact on jobs and staffing across Network Rail Scotland, contractors and the wider supply chain.
Answer
Network Rail is ultimately accountable to the UK Government, however, Scottish Ministers have made it clear that any decisions it makes in relation to staffing and staffing levels must be in line with the Scottish Government’s Fair Work principles.
The security offered by the Scottish Government’s continued funding of Scotland’s Railway will assist with Network Rail’s future planning and work-banks for the supply sector.