On 27 June 2007 the Scottish Parliament passed a motion which, among other matters; “…calls on the Scottish Government to continue to progress the EARL project by resolving the governance issues identified by the Auditor General before any binding financial commitment is made and to report back to the Parliament in September on the outcome of its discussions with the relevant parties”. On a point of order immediately following the debate and decision time in Parliament, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney said “… the Government will pursue the terms of the resolution in relation to the Edinburgh airport rail link. I will return to Parliament with further work on that in the autumn … on this occasion, we believe that it is appropriate to accede to the will of Parliament. The Government will respect the terms of the motion that has just been passed."

Transport Scotland has asked tie Limited to suspend active work and expenditure on implementing the project pending the outcome of the review process. tie Limited has agreed to do so, commensurate with professionalism and good order and its obligations as the Authorised Undertaker under the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Act 2007. To this end tie Limited has prepared and formally adopted a detailed Suspension Plan. It is intended that the Suspension Plan will provide for current project development work to be stopped by the end of July 2007.

tie Limited wishes to ensure that key stakeholders and affected parties are kept appropriately informed. Should any queries arise from this update please contact tie Limited for assistance.

For further information, please contact:
Gordon Robertson at Media House, t: 0131 555 1505 / m: 07887 542124
or
Jen Johnston at tie Limited, t: 0131 622 8330

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