To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve road safety on the A75. (S6O-03674)

The Scottish Government is committed to improving safety on our trunk roads, including the A75. Since 2007, more than £152 million has been invested in the A75 to ensure its safe and efficient operation.

We are progressing a number of actions to further improve safety on the A75, including the introduction of a speed management scheme on the A75 at Crocketford, the introduction of signalisation at Cuckoo Bridge roundabout and junction improvements on the A75 at Haugh of Urr. Our annual assessment of trunk road safety performance has identified sections of the A75 by Mouswald, Glenluce and Twynholm for further investigation this financial year.

I thank the cabinet secretary for her answer and for mentioning Mouswald. I would like the whole road to be dualled, but it is clear that that is not going to happen under the Scottish National Party. Therefore, will be cabinet secretary take away and consider the very reasonable request from some deeply concerned and desperate constituents at Mouswald for a couple of double white lines to be introduced, to prevent dangerous overtaking and potentially save lives at that location?

I will undertake to look at that. I can tell Oliver Mundell that Transport Scotland has incorporated the Mouswald junction into the investigation on the A75 from just west of Breconrae to east of Craigie Bank, which is scheduled to be undertaken in 2025-26.