Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL)
I am committed to reinstating the Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) which the Scottish Government have cancelled. The Scottish Government made a political decision to drop GARL. They did not consult beforehand and looked at no alternative funding mechanism (from SFT, Network Rail or the relevant local authorities). Yet they have gone ahead with the Borders rail link. Scotland’s big 6 business organisations have said GARL is affordable and that it should be reinstated in the Budget – they say the Scottish Government cancelled it because their priorities lie elsewhere.
The cancellation of GARL means the loss of 1,300 jobs, £300m investment to Renfrewshire and the West of Scotland, and the loss of national infrastructure project to whole of Scotland. Labour members of the Scottish Parliament’s finance committee put forward an amendment to the Finance Committee’s report on the Budget to reinstate GARL but the SNP members and the Tory members joined together to vote against it.
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Long-term job creation associated with GARL
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Letter to Herald on campaign for GARL
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GARL Article by Wendy for The House Magazine
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Wendy demands statement over GARL betrayal
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Last ditch plea from Glasgow Airport to MSPs not to cancel GARL in Budget 2010/11
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Support from other parts of Scotland
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Background Briefing Paper on GARL
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Six major business players back GARL
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Airport Rail Link Cancellation Shock
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