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Transport Scotland and Network Rail are working closely with their industry partners and currently expect to deliver this transformational project by spring 2024. Construction activities are under way, with the first mile of track and drainage already completed.
“We know that in some workplaces everyone, regardless of their background, is able to get and keep a job. But disabled people everywhere who are actively looking for employment should have an equitable experience.
He told the Committee—
In hindsight, we might have asked [the financial director] to give us headline notification of the larger items so that we would be aware of which activities we were spending money on and which we were not.
They are expected to come into effect for financial year 2022/23. Currently some households get different levels of CTR depending on whether they are getting Universal Credit or legacy benefits.
We are deepening that understanding through active engagement with organisations who work directly with marginalised groups such as the Equality Network.
The process is also very time consuming, and the community has to get to the fully tendered cost stage before it gets confirmation of its stage 2 funding.
We believe that we are about to start getting some returns. We can forecast that, and getting those returns would be beneficial and add to the economic impact that we can have.