That the Parliament acknowledges the importance of a well-maintained road network to Scotland's economy; notes that the procurement process for the construction of the A9 Dualling Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project has now started, and that the contract for the A9 Dualling Tomatin to Moy project is on track to achieve contract award early in summer 2024; further notes that the statutory authorisation process is now complete for the A96 Dualling Inverness to Nairn (including Nairn Bypass) project, which will enable the purchase of land required to build the project; notes that the Scottish Government is delivering a range of measures in the short, medium and long term to reduce the risk of impact of landslides at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful; further notes that the procurement of technical advisors is underway to take forward design work on Springholm and Crocketford Bypasses on the A75; notes that investment in safely operating and maintaining the trunk road network will increase from over £525 million in 2023-24 to over £683 million in 2024-25, which is an increase of over 30%; further notes the ongoing commitment to Scotland's 2030 road safety targets, with a record £36 million earmarked for investment, including £10 million for the local road network through the Road Safety Improvement Fund; agrees that the funding in the UK Spring Budget falls far short of what Scotland needs to deliver improvements to Scotland's infrastructure, and will result in a reduction in real terms of the Scottish block grant for capital of 8.7% by 2027-28, and calls on the incoming UK administration to bring forward an emergency budget to address this hole in Scotland's capital budget of over £1.3 billion.
Result 57 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Agreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
Alba Party
That the Parliament acknowledges the importance of a well-maintained road network to Scotland’s economy; believes that Scottish National Party administrations have repeatedly broken promises on major road upgrades and that their underfunding of Scottish local authorities has led to a deterioration in the condition of local roads, and calls upon the Scottish Government to fairly fund Scottish local authorities and make road infrastructure a key priority.
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Result 56 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Alex Rowley, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Result 56 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 5, 2024