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A second National Transport Strategy for Scotland was published in February 2020. [10] The vision for the next 20 years is underpinned by four priorities: reducing inequalities, taking climate action, helping deliver inclusive economic growth and improving health and well-being.
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Transport include: [3] national transport strategy; strategic transport projects review; public transport policy; accessible transport; decarbonisation and just transition of transport; 20% reduction in car kilometres; rail services; freight Industry; Low Emission Zones; ferry services; roads ...
Nestrans produced a Regional Transport Strategy which was approved by Scottish Ministers in 2008. A Refresh was approved by the Minister for Transport & Veterans in January 2014, providing strategic policies and proposals covering the period to 2035.
The Bute House Agreement, officially the Cooperation Agreement between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group was a power-sharing agreement between the Scottish National Party (SNP) government and the Scottish Greens which was agreed in August 2021 to support the Third Sturgeon government and then was reaffirmed to support the First Yousaf government.
Edinburgh Airport is Scotland's busiest airport by passenger numbers, with over 14.4 million passengers in 2023 [30] Barra Airport is the only airport in the world to use a tidal beach as its runway Loganair is branded as Scotland's Airline. Air transport in Scotland is responsible for 0.3% of Scottish Gross Value Added (GVA) (roughly £400 ...
Overall responsibility for transport, infrastructure, planning and climate change, came under the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, however direct responsibility was vested in the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, a junior ministerial position within the Scottish Government.
It was the only Scottish Executive department based in Glasgow. The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (currently John Swinney MSP), assisted by the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure (currently Keith Brown MSP) and the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism ( Jim Mather MSP) has responsibility for the Enterprise ...
Scottish Rail Holdings is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government [3] which operates the ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper rail services.. On 1 April 2022 ScotRail, the company which operates the majority of rail services in Scotland, was brought under the public ownership of Scottish Rail Holdings beginning at the conclusion of the Abellio ScotRail franchise. [4]