Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Trish Godman): Lab

The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S3M-1529, in the name of Mary Scanlon, on an Elgin bypass. The debate will be concluded wi...

Motion debated,

That the Parliament supports the need for a bypass for the city of Elgin; recognises the efforts of Moray Council, Elgin Community Council, the Elgin Bypass ...

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): Con

I thank all the members who supported my motion and those who have stayed behind to speak in the debate. I welcome the councillors from Moray Council who are...

Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): Lab

I congratulate Mary Scanlon on securing the debate. As she said, it follows a succession of similar debates over the years—Margaret Ewing sponsored one, as d...

Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con): Con

I congratulate Mary Scanlon on securing the debate, which I hope will inform the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change as he prepares to ...

Alison McInnes (North East Scotland) (LD): LD

I thank Mary Scanlon for affording us the opportunity to debate this matter this evening. I apologise that I cannot stay for the whole debate. I add my voice...

Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con): Con

I congratulate Mary Scanlon on securing the debate. As a North East Scotland MSP, I am particularly pleased that her motion notes the need for bypasses for o...

The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change (Stewart Stevenson): SNP

I add my thanks to Mary Scanlon for lodging the motion and giving members a fourth opportunity since 2002 to engage in a debate about a bypass for Elgin. I t...

Peter Peacock: Lab

I understand the technical points that the minister is making about the STAG appraisal. Earlier in his speech, he mentioned that the future investment priori...

Stewart Stevenson: SNP

I absolutely accept what Peter Peacock says. That is precisely the point. The economic hot spot of Scotland is in Inverness and extends east along the Moray ...

Meeting closed at 17:36.