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It said that the link, with journey times of just 30 minutes between Glasgow and Edinburgh, could be built independently by 2024, 10 years ahead of any UK plans.
In April 2023, the launch was delayed again, to March 2024, to allow “for confirmation of the Internal Market Act exclusion, resolution of outstanding operational issues and extensive testing of IT and logistic systems”.
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Seven recommendations in the SFC’s August 2024 Statement of Data Needs7Scottish Fiscal Commission. (2024, August).
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Date answered:
20 November 2013
The Cisco Enterprise Agreement consolidates all licences under a single contract, saving over £0.4 million between 1 December 2024 and 30 November 2027, through discounts on future purchases, pro-rata costs instead of full year and elimination of unnecessary licenses.
The NPCs told the Committee during evidence on 13 January 2026 they are “operating on pretty much the same money they had in 2009” but are estimated to have generated an economic impact worth £60.6 million Gross Value Added (GVA) for the Scottish economy in 2024-25, along with significant wellbeing impacts.