Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 05 March 2026 [Draft]
05 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
Infrastructure (Local Authority Support)
At no point did Craig Hoy on behalf of the Tories bring to me a proposal for a local bridge maintenance fund as part of the budget negotiations. If Tim Eagle believes that that is important, perhaps he should have had a word with his front-bench colleagues to make it a condition of support for the budget. That is how things get done in the Parliament—not by the posturing of Tim Eagle and others.
In the same item of business
3. Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Con
To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it will provide to local authorities to address ageing infrastructure, including bridges. (S6O-05597)
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (Shona Robison)
SNP
Local authorities have a duty under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to manage and maintain local roads and associated infrastructure in their areas and duties ...
Tim Eagle
Con
That seems to be passing the buck back to councils, which simply do not have the capital budgets to do the work. My constituents do not want to hear about wh...
Shona Robison
SNP
At no point did Craig Hoy on behalf of the Tories bring to me a proposal for a local bridge maintenance fund as part of the budget negotiations. If Tim Eagle...