SNP: Glasgow Airport rail link ‘desirable, not essential’
11.11.09
The Glasgow Airport rail link was ‘desirable but not essential’ to Scotland’s economic prosperity, Finance Secretary John Swinney told the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee yesterday when asked to explain his decision to cancel the project.
Speaking at a special session of the committee held in Glasgow’s council chambers, Mr Swinney said the project had been selected for the axe from a list of major projects because it was in a relatively early stage of development and so cancelling it would have the least financial impact.
Mr Swinney said: ‘I appreciate that people are disappointed about the decision I made but essentially the judgment I came to was that the Glasgow Airport Rail Link was desirable but not essential to the infrastructure of the country.’
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