Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-35123

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 21 February 2025
Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 4 March 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government on what dates since 2014 it has received an updated timescale for the completion of HMP Glasgow, and what the revised date given was at each update.

Answer

The Scottish Government has received regular updates from the Scottish Prison Service on HMP Glasgow in line with updates to the Infrastructure Investment Plan since 2014:

In March 2014 the Scottish Government was updated that there was an on-going site search and completion dates for the project remained uncertain.
In March 2016 the Scottish Government was updated that estimated operational date was 2022.
In September 2016 the Scottish Government was updated that estimated operational date was 2023.
In April 2019 the Scottish Government was updated that estimated operational date was 2024.
In November 2020 the Scottish Government was updated that estimated operational date was 2026.
In May 2023 the Scottish Government was updated that the project time-line was uncertain.
In July 2023 the Scottish Government was updated that the most likely time-scale for construction completion was 2027 but there were risks associated with this.
In May 2024 the Scottish Government was updated that the most likely time-scale for construction completion was 2028.

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