Transport Infrastructure (South Scotland)

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 2 November 2023.

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Photo of Fiona Hyslop Fiona Hyslop Scottish National Party

We are a responsible Government. The UK Government’s mini-budget under Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, which is within living memory, caused financial havoc. For the Conservatives not to take responsibility for that and then to come to the chamber asking for investment right across our capital infrastructure at a time of a 7 per cent reduction in our budget and a time when construction inflation is outpacing other increases in costs is unrealistic, and it is why it would be extremely unrealistic to think that another Conservative Government will ever hold office either here or at Westminster.

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