Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what actions it will undertake with (a) Glasgow City Council, and (b) SEC Limited to address the dilapidated condition of the SEC tunnel walkway, which links the Scottish Event Campus to the Exhibition Centre railway station, and whether it considers it feasible to expedite its planned refurbishment, ahead of the COP 26 conference.
The covered walkway between Exhibition Centre station and Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is owned by Glasgow City Council (GCC). As GCC is an independently elected body, the Scottish Government cannot intervene on matters relating to local responsibilities or decisions.
Notwithstanding this, as part of preparations for the upcoming COP26 Conference, my officials are engaged with SEC, Scotrail, GCC and UK Government, as the event organiser, in regards to transport, including the use of the covered walkway. This decision on such use will ultimately rest with United Nations Security Lead, who will be carrying out an inspection of the premises in the coming weeks.