Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26 Progress Report for 2023-2024

Foreword

Shona Robison MSP

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

I am pleased to publish the third annual progress report for our Infrastructure Investment Plan. The report outlines the progress made during the last year on climate change, economic growth, public services, and child poverty as well as major project activity and our key infrastructure delivery achievements.

Highlights within the last year included the launch of Scotland's Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Fund, record levels of funding for Active Travel infrastructure and Behavioural change, the continued progress of our rail electrification and our R100 digital programme, as well as the opening of the Stornoway Port Deepwater Terminal.

Our major capital projects reports recorded infrastructure projects which completed construction and opened to the public during the last year such as the Barrhead Rail Enhancement scheme, the Reston and East Linton Rail Stations project and the National Facility for Women Offenders. Major projects which commenced construction included the East Kilbride Rail Enhancement scheme.

These projects have been delivered against a continuing back drop of challenging economic and financial conditions. In light of this, we have committed to review the pipeline of investment set out in our 2021 Infrastructure Investment Plan. After the UK Government’s multi-year spending review has concluded next spring, we will publish a reset pipeline which will set out the projects which are deliverable within the period up until the next IIP is published.

As in previous reports, I am pleased to report the progress against the recommendations made by the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland in its Key Findings and Delivery reports. These include the establishment of the Planning, Infrastructure and Place Advisory Group (PIPAG) to support the implementation of NPF4 across Scotland, which will align national, regional, and local needs.

I look forward to working with all our stakeholders to ensure that collectively we maximise the benefits of infrastructure investment for the people of Scotland.