Winchburgh (Railway Station)

Part of General Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 20 June 2024.

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Photo of Jim Fairlie Jim Fairlie Scottish National Party

To correct what the member has just said, East Renfrewshire Council is acting as the lead proposer for Balgray station. The council has obtained the required funding through the successful application to the city region deal and transport officials have provided East Renfrewshire Council with strategic support for the development of the outline business case and the final business case process. It is not correct to say that a council cannot lead on such a programme.

The Winchburgh proposal is a developer-led programme. The Government will support it in every way that we can, but the local authority and the developer have to get around the table so that we can make progress.