European Union Funding (Investment Projects)

Part of Topical Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament am ar 4 Mehefin 2024.

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Photo of Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson Scottish National Party

In October 2021, Michael Gove awarded £23.7 million in levelling-up money—a partial replacement for EU funding—to upgrade the B714, which is a strategic necessity. Two weeks ago, I met him to point out that neither the funds nor the inflationary increase to deliver the project—in common with 60 of 71 projects across the UK—had been delivered, and Mr Gove is now retired as an MP. Will the Scottish Government press an incoming Government to honour the levelling-up commitments that were made to deliver on essential strategic projects that the outgoing UK Government promised?