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Following the Chancellor’s Statement on 30 July, we expect clarity from the 30 October Autumn Budget on two-year spending plans to 2025-26, with three-year plans expected to be outlined in a UKG Spending Review in Spring 2025.
That track would have been renewed at some point in the future—say seven or 10 years from now—so we have pulled forward costs that we would have incurred in future to get the programme to give us the best possible railway when we commission it.
The gap is also clear for knowing how to report concerns: 77% of SPCB staff agree, compared with 62% of MSP staff; disagreement among MSP staff (26%) is double that of SPCB staff (13%).
It should consider whether funding needs to be redirected for that, to make best use of resources. Following up on that point, you will be aware that the Scottish Government has accepted your recommendation in principle.
While there may be remedies under UKIMA, such as the introduction of an individual assessment process under section 26 scheme, these may have a number of practical challenges for the sector.
I am a pragmatist, and I think that members know the arithmetic that is involved here. 14:45 The minister talked about taking the lead from experts, so I point to what the UN has said.