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PE2206: Review the weighting for single-track roads in the road maintenance funding formula

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to:

  • review the single-lane road weighting in the road maintenance funding formula, and either consider increasing it, or adapt the formula to reflect static or similar overheads for any road width
  • conduct an assessment of single-lane road overhead costs for rural local authorities, and their impact on funding formulas across all road-related allocations.

Petitioner: Jack McConnel

Status: Closed

Date published: 05 November 2025

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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration

SPICe Briefing (102KB, pdf) posted 05 January 2026


Committee Meetings

21 January 2026: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders. In closing the petition, the Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government.

Official Report of Meeting 21 January 2026


Written Submissions

PE2206/A: Scottish Government written submission, 15 December 2025 (79KB, pdf) posted 17 December 2025