When will the SNP dual the A96, asks Tory MSP Rosspublished at 12:40 GMT 20 November
12:40 GMT 20 November
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Now to the backbenches, and former Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross asks what action the Scottish government will take in response to reported figures from the road safety charity, Brake.
They show that over the last year road deaths and serious injuries rose by 2.8% nationally, with Moray recording the highest increase with a rise of 83%.
The first minister says his government is taking forward measures on road safety and he highlights £40m of funding for road safety this year.
The Scottish Conservative MSP tells the chamber the figures confirm Scotland’s roads are getting “more dangerous and more people are dying or being seriously injured”.
Ross says the SNP promised to dual the A96 but has failed to dual a single mile of that road. Is that still the policy and when will it happen, he asks.
“That remains the policy position of the Scottish government,” replies the FM.
Swinney accepts there is more that has to be done.