Political parties have begun to launch their manifestos ahead of the Scottish Parliament in May. With transport being devolved to the Scottish government there are a number of key policy areas of interest to CIHT. These include how political parties plan to use transport and infrastructure to support and grow Scotland’s economy.

 

More details on the individual manifestos can be found below and will be added when they are released:

Scottish Liberal Democrats
Launched on 15 April – a copy is available here and a summary can be viewed here

 

Key Transport pledges are:
•    Despite its focus on low-carbon transport, the manifesto says the Liberal Democrats will continue to invest in other forms of transport to "secure safety, regional connections and social equity"
•    take forward plans to improve the A82, A9 and A96 among others
•    increase the support for ferry routes serving the Northern Isles, including a cut of 50% in ferry fares between the Northern Isles and the mainland
•    reintroduce the Air Discount Scheme for business travel from the islands
•    retain the concessionary bus pass