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Scotland Office: Research

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainScotland OfficeTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 106051

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.

Answered by Kirsty McNeill

The Scotland Office can confirm that the cost over the last five years of conducting feasibility studies is nil.

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