Question reference: S5W-36038
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on discussions it has had with local representatives regarding fixed links in Shetland.
Answer
Transport Scotland officials meet regularly with officers from Shetland Island Council and Zetrans, the Regional Transport Partnership, to discuss a range of transport issues.
As part of our engagement on the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) we have regular meetings with the Shetland Islands Regional Transport Working Group, the last being held on the 15 February 2021. Fixed links, alongside a number of other potential options to address transport problems and opportunities in the Islands, have been discussed in broad terms through this engagement, in the context of the publication of the STPR2 Phase 1 recommendations and updated Case for Change reports that were published on the 3 February.
Further details on proposed list of transport options for the Shetland Islands that are to be taken forward for more detailed appraisal are contained in the following report: Initial appraisal: Case for Change - Shetland Islands - STPR2 (transport.gov.scot)