Question reference: S5W-31848
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 16 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what powers it has to intervene in rail infrastructure matters to help prevent redundancies.
Answer
Through our commitment to a long term rolling programme to decarbonise Scotland’s Railway and programme of enhancement projects, we know that this will create more skilled and sustainable jobs in Scotland, providing a significant additional contribution to our economy.
The resourcing of future work orders is the responsibility of Network Rail, which is classified as a reserved UK Government body, accountable to UK Ministers.