Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-30385 on 25 October 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

The most recent, May 2026 timetable has also seen the four trains per hour frequency being adjusted to operate later in the day on Saturdays; now operating between 10:30 and 18:00, to better reflect passenger demand.

The Scottish Government is in regular contact with management at the Dalzell steelworks. We have been advised that the restart of operations is in progress and that they have confidence that the contract with Navantia to provide steel for the Fleet Solid Support Ship Programme will be fulfilled.

The work of Clyde Gateway has been instrumental in the delivery of large scale physical, social and economic transformation across the east end of Glasgow.

We are committed to taking steps towards the establishment of an Urban Development Company for Glasgow to act as a strategic driver of growth in our largest city.

As announced in Parliament on 03 March 2026, CMAL, as Procuring Authority for the MV Lord of The Isles replacement project, will follow the industry standard two stage competitive procurement. Following the initial SPD stage, qualifying shipyards able to bid for the contract. Scottish Ministers play no part in the procurement process.

Also announced on 03 March was our intention to direct award vessels from the next phase of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme to Ferguson Marine as part of a wider suite of publicly funded vessel projects, subject to the necessary due diligence and processes.

Whilst we cannot comment on a live procurement, CMAL have previously stated the questions in the SPDS (Single Procurement Document Scotland) for the vessel replacement have been designed to ensure the best outcome for island communities.

The Scottish Government supports the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) ambition for growth and recognises its strong track record in hosting conferences, concerts and events. SEC makes a vital contribution not just to Glasgow’s economy, but to Scotland’s economy as a whole. We continue to engage with the SEC and partners to understand proposals for potential expansion, including proposed commercial and investment models that the SEC, Glasgow City Council and existing partners are considering. These proposals are at an early stage and the Scottish Government has not yet received any request for financial support or investment.

This is a matter for the UK Government.

The complexity of rail network management and maintenance would not currently allow night-time ScotRail operations on Scotland’s railway network, including between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is still at an early stage in developing its franchising framework and assessment. It is important that their business case for improving bus services through franchising is made robustly and in an evidenced based way to support any future consideration of funding. Decisions on the allocations of Scottish Government funding in future years is subject to the annual Budget Bill process.

We are committed to investing £4 million in 2026-27 to support local transport authorities to build their business cases for local bus improvements through franchising. We want all local transport authorities to explore the powers available to them and make the necessary improvements as they see fit. Work on the appropriate governance arrangements is continuing to help administer this fund.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00406 on 2 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.