Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 19 March 2026 [Draft]
19 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Sheriffhall Junction
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make an announcement regarding the development of the Sheriffhall junction before the end of the parliamentary session. (S6O-05675)
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In the same item of business
4. Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con)
Con
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make an announcement regarding the development of the Sheriffhall junction before the end of the parliamentary...
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Fiona Hyslop)
SNP
I was first informed in a submission from Transport Scotland officials dated 13 March that the decision-making advice for me as minister regarding the propos...
Miles Briggs
Con
This is my fifth attempt to get a decision on that before we hit the election period. From speaking to drivers across my Lothian region, who are spending hou...
Fiona Hyslop
SNP
I have made it clear that the decision needs to be made, but it must be made robustly. Importantly, a small team within Transport Scotland’s special projects...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)
SNP
I use the A7 regularly and, like Miles Briggs, am deeply disappointed by the situation. The cabinet secretary knows, because I copied her in, that I wrote to...
Fiona Hyslop
SNP
Transport Scotland and Midlothian Council met on 23 February to discuss the feasibility of widening the northbound approach of the A7 to the A720, prompted b...