Question reference: S6W-00176
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 21 May 2021
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the analysis of the feedback on the Phase 1 Strategic Transport Projects Review 2 Recommendations.
Answer
Transport Scotland published the draft Phase 1 recommendations and an update on the second Strategic Transport Projects Review on 3 February 2021. This included National and Regional Case for Change Reports which contained a list of transport options that are being considered further in Phase 2. We invited stakeholders and the public to feedback with a closing date of
31 March 2021.
As a result of our engagement we received a total of 461 responses, of which 333 are on the Phase 1 Recommendations report and 128 on the Case for Change reports. Given the substantial amount of feedback we have received we are now carefully considering how this will inform Phase 2 of the review.
We will share these key points with the Regional Transport Working Groups in the first instance, and use them to inform the ongoing appraisal, prior to publishing later in the Summer.