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Publication - FOI/EIR release

Borders Rail Extension communications: FOI release

Published
11 June 2025
Topic
Public sector, Transport
FOI reference
FOI/202500458714
Date received
24 March 2025
Date responded
3 April 2025

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

How many letters have been received by Government Ministers from Scottish Conservative MPs and Conservative Scottish Borders councillors in the past 2 years regarding the extension.

To clarify we have searched for letters received by Scottish Government Ministers from Conservative MP’s, MSPs and Conservative Scottish Borders Councillors between 22 March 2023 to 22 March 2025.

Response

The answer to your question is five letters have been received by Scottish Ministers from Conservative MPs, MSPs and Scottish Borders Councillors relating to the Borders Rail Extension in the specified period.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at https://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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