Chamber and committees

Have you asked for additional support from the Scottish Government’s public bodies unit and made use of any of the various tools that it provides to support you in your role as a sponsor team?

You have not. Do you have the skills and expertise in Transport Scotland to give that level of sponsorship support in what seems to be a specialised area?

Good morning. It is clear that the role of Transport Scotland was seriously called into question in the report. I will mention a couple of things. The project steering group that Transport Scotland led was seen to be weak and ineffectual, and Transport Scotland officials failed to communicate some quite important information to the Scottish ministers on CMAL’s behalf. In the Scottish Government’s response, no reference is made to those concerns. Are you able to take the opportunity now to respond to those concerns about Transport Scotland?

During the process, Transport Scotland had a member on the CMAL board or attending the board meetings. How did the reporting line work, from that individual back to Transport Scotland, and then feed back to the Scottish Government?

Do you agree that the project steering group, which was led by Transport Scotland, was, in fact, ineffectual?

To be clear, have you asked for support from the Scottish Government’s public bodies unit?

Is there going to be more this year?

Does that finish it?

They are going to give you that for free.

How do you do it typically?