Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26: programme pipeline update - March 2023

Sector: Cities / Regions

Programme name: Glasgow City Region Deal

Programme description: The Deal empowers Glasgow and its City Region partners to identify, manage and deliver a programme of investment to stimulate economic growth and create jobs in their area, spreading the benefits of economic growth across Glasgow and Clyde Valley, and ensuring deprived areas benefit from this growth.

Estimated total investment: £1.13 billion. Scottish Government is a full partner and investing £500 million over 20 years. UK Government investing £500 million over same period and the regional partners £130 million. Scottish Government is also investing £20 million in the Imaging Centre of Excellence.

How is programme being funded: Capital funded.

Programme delivery timetable: 20 years from 2015-16 until 2034-35.

Latest programme progress: The Deal, which was signed August 2014, is now well underway and the Glasgow City Region Cabinet has approved a number of projects. Project selection and approval is a matter for the Glasgow City Region Cabinet (and not Scottish Ministers).

Following site clearance and utility diversions, works on road construction started in December 2022 for the Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside Project with further work in the south commencing in 2023 following the approval of licenses from Peel Ports.

Larkhall Community Growth Area (CGA), A72 Lanark Road / M74 Signalisation construction work is due to begin throughout June 2023. Construction is also due to start at East Kilbride CGA to improve the social and physical infrastructure to accommodate the increase in the number of residents. With the focus on the roads and education.

The Pan Lanarkshire Orbital project in North Lanarkshire has made history in that it is one of the largest concrete bridge lifts in Europe and a 5,000-tonne railway crossing was moved into position in May 2023 on the West Coast Main Line at Ravenscraig. The Access and Integrity of the Waterfront sub-project Tradeston Bridge refurbishment including enhanced lighting functionality is now complete.

Contribution to economic development: The Deal supports Glasgow partners to develop the region's economy.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Aberdeen City Region Deal

Programme description: The 10-year Deal paves the way for investment in innovation and internationalisation as well as digital connectivity and infrastructure across the region.

Estimated total investment: The value of the Deal has risen to over £1 billion as a result of increased private investment. Scottish and UK Governments have committed up to £125 million each while regional partners have committed just over £750 million (revised from an original commitment of £576 million). The Scottish Government has also committed to invest a further £254 million over the same 10-year period as the City Region Deal to deliver further economic benefits.

How is programme being funded: Capital funded.

Programme delivery timetable: 10 years from 2016 until March 2027.

Latest programme progress: The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) continues to develop and deploy new technologies to reduce energy emissions and to support an integrated net zero energy system. It has now screened over 1,800 technologies, resulting in more than 175 field trials and 33 commercialised technologies - 12 companies joined its TechX Clean Energy Accelerator in February 2023, which is helping energy start-ups and early stage businesses to grow.

The National Subsea Centre officially launched in 2022, becoming the second national research and development centre launched by NZTC through Deal funding. A partnership with Robert Gordon University, it aims to accelerate energy transition through smart technologies applied in subsea and marine sectors.

The Bio Therapeutic Hub for Innovation (BioHub) is due to officially launch in May 2023, providing support and physical infrastructure to grow businesses in the life sciences sector. This will complement the Food Hub for Innovation (SeedPod). This aims to help food and drinks businesses to grow, construction beginning in 2023 towards a planned opening in 2024.

Work to accelerate progress on the external transport links to Aberdeen South Harbour continues. This aims to maximise the benefits of the Aberdeen South Harbour project, which is due to officially open in July 2023. Projects have been approved to utilise £5 million of additional Scottish Government funding for digital infrastructure improvements. Work is expected to begin in the course of 2023.

Contribution to economic development: The projects in the Aberdeen City Region Deal will support Aberdeen in its ambition to be an energy transition capital. Significant investment in innovation, digital connectivity and infrastructure will help diversify and transform the region's economy.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal

Programme description: The Deal aims to drive inclusive economic growth across the region through investment in housing, skills, innovation and entrepreneurship, tourism, transport and digital.

Estimated total investment: £315 million. Scottish Government has committed to investing up to £135 million in the Deal, the UK Government up to £53 million, and the Council and regional partners a further £127 million over 10 years.

How is programme being funded: Capital funded.

Programme delivery timetable: 10 years from January 2017 until January 2027.

Latest programme progress: The Deal was signed in January 2017 and is now underway with many projects now in delivery.

The Deal has seen 211 affordable homes constructed to date with a further 146 currently under construction - 11 assisted living Fit Homes are complete with a further 18 nearing completion. The Inverness College UHI Centre for Health & Life Sciences completed construction in March 2023, slightly later than previously reported due to supply chain issues and the passing away of the Project Director. Following the award of the main construction contract for Inverness Castle in February 2022, work started on-site in April 2022 and continues to progress as planned.

Contribution to economic development: Regional Partners have estimated that the Deal will have the following economic benefits and will:

• Help to rebalance population with the aim of retaining and/or attracting an additional 1,500 young people in the 18-29 age group over the initial 10-year deal period.
• Create an additional 1,125 direct jobs as a result of City Region Deal projects with a further 2,200 additional jobs in the construction sector.
• Help to up-skill labour market and contribute to moving towards a high skilled high wage economy, improve productivity and real wages which are estimated to increase by an additional 1.3 per cent and bring an additional £100 million per annum to the regional economy.
• Create 6,000 new houses over 20 years of which 1,600 will be affordable homes.
• Deliver private sector leverage from house building and through opening up land for commercial development which will see an additional return over a 20-year period of around £800 million being invested in the economy of the city and region.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal

Programme description: The city region has a strong and successful economy on which to build, however there remain a number of issues that need to be addressed. Prosperity and success is not universal across the city region. There are 22.4% of children living in poverty, there is a lack of mid-market and affordable housing and too many people are unable to move on from low wage/low skill jobs. The City Region Deal aims to address issues including child poverty and the lack of mid-market and affordable housing, and is working to create new economic opportunities, new meaningful new jobs and to reduce inequalities.

Estimated total investment: £1.3 billion. Scottish and UK Governments committed to investing up to £300 million each in the Deal. Regional partners, including six local authorities and region's universities and private sector, will contribute £730 million.

How is programme being funded: Capital and revenue funded.

Programme delivery timetable: 15 years from 2018 until 2032.

Latest programme progress: The Deal was signed in August 2018 and is now underway. Since then, the Joint Committee have been steadily signing off business cases for projects within the Deal.

The Scottish Government has committed £60 million to the Data Driven Innovation theme to support research, development and innovation. Within this theme, the Bayes Centre and National Robotarium are complete, with the Edinburgh Futures Institute aiming to open to students and the Usher Institute on track to complete in 2023. Design work continues on the Easterbush link roads and Edinburgh Food and Drink Innovation Hub.

Investment in business infrastructure (Fife Industrial Estates Regeneration and Tweedbank Innovation Park) is designed to ensure that businesses and communities across the city region are fully able to engage in the data-driven innovation opportunities,

Elements of both interventions have been delivered, with work continuing on the remaining phases.

Scottish Government investment will support on strategic transport improvements as part of the City Region deal, including up to £120 million to support improvements to the A720 City Bypass for the grade separation of Sheriffhall Roundabout and £20 million investment to support public transport infrastructure improvements identified by the West Edinburgh Transport Appraisal. Design work is underway on the West Edinburgh project, while progress on the Sheriffhall project is dependent on the outcome of a Public Local Inquiry which took place in January 2023.

Under the Culture theme the Scottish Government will provide up to £10 million to support the delivery of the new Dunard Centre, a concert hall and performance venue that will reinforce Edinburgh's position as a pre-eminent Festival City. Site clearance began in February 2023.

Contribution to economic development: The Deal will address inclusion issues, create new economic opportunities, and is expected to provide up to 21,000 jobs.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal

Programme description: The Deal will enable the city region to thrive in new and emerging sectors with a highly skilled, flexible workforce, supported by outstanding infrastructure.

Estimated total investment: £214 million. Scottish Government and UK Government each invest £45.1 million (£43.2 million of SG investment is capital). Regional Partners have committed investment of £123.8 million. Scottish Government also making an investment of £5 million in addition to the Deal.

How is programme being funded: Capital funded.

Programme delivery timetable: 10 years.

Latest programme progress: The Deal was signed on 26 February 2020. The Scottish Government is working together with the UK Government and the regional partners towards implementation of the Deal focusing on the transition into project delivery.

Work has continued to deliver the projects outlined in the signed Deal, including the first phase of Scotland's International Environment Centre at the University of Stirling and the Walk, Cycle Live Stirling active travel routes, with further progress anticipated in the coming year.

Contribution to economic development: The Deal forecasts that 5,000 jobs will be created and £640 million of private investment unlocked.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Tay Cities Region Deal

Programme description: The Deal's themes reflect the Tay Cities Regional Economic Strategy and the focus on inclusion, industry and innovation as well as internationalisation and empowerment.

Estimated total investment: £700 million. Scottish Government and UK Government will each invest £150 million (£127.4 million of Scottish Government investment is capital expenditure). A potential £400 million is being leveraged as a result of Deal funding. Scottish Government are also making an investment of £50 million in addition to the Deal.

How is programme being funded: Capital and resource funded.

Programme delivery timetable: 10 years.

Latest programme progress: The Deal was signed on 17 December 2020. Significant progress has been made since the Deal was signed with business case approval for over £160 million of the total capital investment, of which £78 million had been drawn down by regional partners (to end of 2022).

Regional partners have developed a Benefits Realisation Plan to demonstrate the impact of the Deal, including progress towards inclusive growth and net zero, and will fully implement reporting on the benefits of the Deal this year. To the end of September 2022, 677 jobs have been created and £123 million of investment in the region secured.

Contribution to economic development: 6,000 jobs and a £400 million of investment unlocked by the Deal (as included within the £700 million total investment).

Contact for public enquiries: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Ayrshire Growth Deal

Programme description: The Deal's vision is to enable Ayrshire to be vibrant, outward looking, confident, attractive to investors and visitors, and for it to make a major contribution to Scotland and the wider UK's growth.

Estimated total investment: £251.5 million. Scottish Government & UK Government will invest £103 million each. Regional partners will invest £45.5 million.

How is programme being funded: Capital funded (£91.5 million). Revenue funded (£11.5 million).

Programme delivery timetable: Scottish & UK Government investment will be over the next 10 years.

Latest programme progress: The Deal was signed in November 2020 by Scottish Government, UK Government, and regional partners.

The HALO, which has regenerated the previous Jonnie Walker site in Kilmarnock into a fully integrated Enterprise and Innovation Hub, has been completed with clients such as Barclays already making use of the campus. The project won an award for 'Best Regeneration Project' at the 2022 Scottish Property Awards.

One of the programme of space and aerospace projects at Prestwick, a Commercial Build Space FBC has been approved at September 2022 Joint Committee. The Commercial Space will provide high quality, high specification industrial and commercial space to meet the needs of the developing aerospace and space sectors. The project has been signed with Mangata.

The Scottish Government will continue to work with the three local authorities and UK Government to further develop the detail of the projects supported through the deal and to maximise inclusive growth opportunities.

Contribution to economic development: Regional partners estimate that the Deal will create 7,000 new jobs and unlock an additional £300 million from the private sector. Scottish Government investment includes £40 million for an Economic Infrastructure Programme which includes innovative projects around engineering, manufacturing and digital automation, over £60 million for an Aerospace and Space Programme and £18.5 million for tourism and regeneration.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Borderlands Growth Deal

Programme description: The Borderlands Deal is the first cross-border Deal, delivering across five local authority areas, two in the South of Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway and Scottish Borders) and three in the North of England (Carlisle City, Cumbria and Northumberland). The Deal's ambition is to unlock the region's potential as an economic hub to encourage new business and job opportunities. The Deal involves cross border collaboration recognising the economic and social ties between the south of Scotland and north of England and the desire of regional partners to work together on shared challenges and opportunities.

Estimated total investment: £191 million within the Scottish element of the Deal. The Scottish Government will invest up to £85 million and the UK Government will invest up to £65 million in Scottish Deal. Regional partners will invest £41.2 million.

How is programme being funded: Capital funded.

Programme delivery timetable: Scottish Government and UK Government investment will be made over 10 years.

Latest programme progress: The Deal was signed in March 2021. Priority themes and areas have been identified for Scottish Government and UK Government investment. They are Enabling Infrastructure, Improving Places, Supporting Business, Innovation and Skills, and Encouraging Green Growth.

Partners are continuing to develop business cases, in particular for the Mountain Bike Innovation Centre in the Tweed Valley, the Dairy Nexus in Dumfries, the Business Infrastructure Programme and the River Tweed Route.

Contribution to economic development: The Deal is focused on four strategic investment themes: delivering green growth and attracting new businesses and investment; improving transport and digital connectivity; delivering skills and innovation; and improving places to support their longer-term resilience are key. The ambition is to attract new residents and develop the region's tourism offer and to encourage more visitors capitalising on the region's natural capital. The programme of investment will deliver significant economic benefit for communities and businesses. It is estimated that across the whole Borderlands region, over the programme lifetime (and a further 10 years to capture the benefits), the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal will:

• Benefit 1.1 million residents and deliver an estimated additional 5,500 job opportunities.
• Attract more than four million extra tourists to the area and improve mobile and digital connections.
• Unlock investment in towns across the area and generate around £1.1 billion of additional GVA (Gross Value Added) with a sustainable and inclusive approach to growth for the Borderland's economy.
• Tackle the three principle socio-economic challenges of the region by narrowing the productivity gap, increasing the working age population, and delivering inclusive growth by addressing digital exclusion, the earnings gap and access to quality jobs and access to education.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Moray Growth Deal

Programme description: The Deal will help drive inclusive economic growth. It will help both retain and attract young people to live and work in area, address gender inequality in employment; and create new high-quality jobs and opportunities across Moray.

Estimated total investment: £100.8 million. Scottish Government and the UK Government will both invest £32.5 million each and regional partners will contribute an additional £35.8 million.

How is programme being funded: Capital and revenue funded (Scottish Government funding is 90% capital and 10% revenue).

Programme delivery timetable: 10 years.

Latest programme progress: The full Deal was signed on 20 December 2021. Since then, the Digital Health project (which aims to provide a rural centre of excellence for digital health care innovation) and the Bus Revolution project (provision of a low-carbon, demand-responsive bus service to improve public transport connectivity in Moray) have entered delivery. Officials continue to work with regional partners to further develop the detail of the remaining Deal projects and to maximise inclusive growth opportunities.

Contribution to economic development: As well as creating high-quality jobs and opportunities across Moray, the Deal will address key growth challenges, including keeping young people in the area to live and work, and addressing gender imbalances in key sectors of the economy to unlock future potential.

The vision for the Deal is built on four pillars - Connections; Business Support, Skills and Employability; Moray the Place/Brand; and Moray's Priority Business Sectors that will unlock investment and drive inclusive and sustainable economic growth across the area.

Regional Partners estimate that economic benefits arising from the Deal will include the following:

• Directly and indirectly create over 3,500 jobs associated with the economic benefits accrued from growth deal projects. Of these, 450 jobs will be directly created as part of Growth Deal project delivery.
• Attract an additional 50,000 tourists and construct over 300 affordable new homes.
• Support 450 businesses to scale up to increase the value of the Moray economy by £82 million and create new and improve existing facilities for businesses.
• Create an enhanced culture and leisure offering for local people to make Moray a more attractive place to live and work.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Argyll and Bute Growth Deal

Programme description: The Deal will focus on strengthening communities (including attracting, training and retaining talents) and on connecting Argyll and Bute's high value business sectors to national and international business markets.

Estimated total investment: £50 million. Scottish Government and the UK Government will invest £25 million each.

How is programme being funded: Capital funded.

Programme delivery timetable: 10 years.

Latest programme progress: The Heads of Terms agreement was signed on 11 February 2021. The Scottish Government continue to work with the Council and partners to encourage and facilitate progress. There is a shared ambition to conclude the Full Deal Agreement as soon as possible.

Contribution to economic development: The Deal is at Head of Terms agreement and its economic development benefits and targets will be confirmed at full deal stage. The planned investment will drive sustainable and inclusive economic growth, benefitting individuals, businesses and communities across the area. The Deal aims to leverage the area's natural marine resources to build its thriving aquaculture industry and promote sustainable tourism, as well as providing new training opportunities and creating high value jobs.

Heads of Terms has indicated that investment will be targeted across three key drivers:

• Connecting high value business sectors with national and international business markets.
• Attracting additional skills, training, and learning opportunities, new residents, visitors and businesses.
• Growing by doing more of what works; making more of Argyll and Bute's natural and built resources.

The Deal aims to target specific issues facing the region, in particular, Argyll and Bute Council have cited population forecasts estimating that by 2027, the region will need another 10,000 working-age people to keep businesses running and provide public services.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Islands Growth Deal

Programme description: The Deal which covers the Outer Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney, will invest in the priority themes identified by the Islands Growth Deal partners; leading the way to a low carbon future, supporting growth and future industries, and creating thriving, sustainable communities.

Estimated total investment: £393 million. The Scottish Government and the UK Government will invest £50 million each. Regional partners will invest an additional £293 million.

How is programme being funded: Capital and revenue funded (Scottish Government funding is 90% capital and 10% revenue).

Programme delivery timetable: 10 years.

Latest programme progress: The Deal was signed on 20 January 2023, and the Islands Growth Deal is now in its delivery phase. The Islands Centre for Net-Zero was the first project to be fully approved in March 2023. Officials continue to work with regional partners to further develop the detail of the remaining Deal projects and to maximise inclusive growth opportunities.

Contribution to economic development: The Deal has three broad themes along which its objectives are planned: leading the way to a low carbon future which will contribute to net-zero commitments by supporting energy transition, delivering port infrastructure, and piloting decarbonisation in an island context; supporting growth and future industries, which will see the development of significant island tourism and cultural assets, and innovation in key Space, Food and Drink and Creative Industries sectors; and building thriving sustainable communities, which will see the expansion of existing learning facilities, sustainable housing provision, and investment in a skills programme targeting key sectors including decarbonisation and renewable energy.

Regional partners anticipate that the Deal is likely to create up to 1,300 sustainable jobs across the three island groups aimed at retaining and attracting young talent.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot

Programme name: Falkirk Growth Deal

Programme description: The Deal aims to channel investment behind two pillars of Innovative Industry and Creating Great Places, each of which includes a series of interlinked projects.

Estimated total investment: £130.8 million. The Scottish Government will invest £40 million, matching the commitment of the UK Government, local partners are contributing £50.8 million. An additional £10 million is also being made available by the Scottish Government to support Green Recovery.

How is programme being funded: Capital and revenue funded (exact split yet to be decided).

Programme delivery timetable: 10 years (following Full Deal signing, with drawdown anticipated to begin in 2024-25).

Latest programme progress: A Growth Deal Board is in place and outline business cases for each project are in development following Head of Terms signing in December 2021. Full Deal signing is expected during 2023-24.

Contribution to economic development: Falkirk partners predict that the proposed interventions will generate around £802 million of gross value added GVA (Gross Value Added) uplift, approximately deliver an additional 2,000 jobs in the region and attract in excess of £1 billion of private investment.

Contact for public enquiries: email: cityregiondeals@gov.scot