Written Question · S7W-04620 · Session 7
What progress has been made in implementing recommendation 36 of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2), which called for a…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in implementing recommendation 36 of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2), which called for a national review of freight parking and rest areas to better understand the barriers to their development, whether the review has been completed, what its findings were, and what actions have been taken, or are planned, to increase the provision of safe and secure freight parking and rest facilities across Scotland.
The answer
STPR2 is the long-term framework for transport investment, and its recommendations are being progressed on a phased basis. A formal review under Recommendation 36 has not yet commenced. However, Transport Scotland is currently considering the most effective approach to taking this work forward. This includes planned engagement with stakeholders such as the Road Haulage Association to identify available evidence and better understand barriers to the provision of freight parking and driver welfare facilities, recognising that the needs of drivers, operators and freight customers will evolve as the freight system changes.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-04620 by reference.