Question reference: S6W-15245
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 22 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will revoke the Clydeport (COP 26 etc.) Harbour Revision Order 2021.
Answer
The Clydeport (COP 26 etc.) Harbour Revision Order (HRO) will not be revoked. The Order was put in place to cover a number of issues, including granting extraordinary powers to Clydeport for security purposes during COP26. As detailed in the Order, the extraordinary powers granted to Clydeport automatically terminated at 11.59pm on 15 November 2021, which was the last day of COP26. The Clydeport (COP 26 etc.) Harbour Revision Order was subjected to the full statutory approval process applied to all HROs.