Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 16 June 2026 [Last updated 15:26]
16 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
Road Infrastructure Commitments (North East Scotland)
I am grateful to hear that reassurance, because the minister will know the dangers of the A90 north of Ellon, particularly at the Toll of Birness and Cortes junctions, which the Scottish National Party Government has shamefully failed to address. In fact, in 2007, Alex Salmond promised to dual the A90 in his first 100 days as First Minister.
With the SNP Government having failed to deliver on that for approaching two decades, will the cabinet secretary commit to a completion date, or will he follow his predecessors by abandoning communities north of Ellon?
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