Meeting of the Parliament 10 March 2026 [Draft]
I understand Paul Sweeney’s long-standing interest in these issues, and I welcome the comments that he has made. Every effort will be made to progress the site and live up to the aspirations that he has set out. The Government will work with Glasgow City Council in that respect. However, we are at the very early stages of working out what can be undertaken.
In the short term, there will be particular challenges in stabilising what is a very vulnerable site to enable access to Central station. If we are to have access to that station at the earliest opportunity, which is certainly my priority, there will be difficult decisions to make in relation to the existing site. However, all the issues of the protection of the historic environment that are part of the legal framework in Scotland will be applied in this case, and members will be kept up to date on the developments.