Dave Thompson MSP

Dave Thompson, SNP MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch recently (17/06/15) used Question Time in the Parliament to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Keith Brown, if he knew whether the UK Government would honour the commitments and promises that it made before the general election on city deals for Aberdeen and Inverness.

The Cabinet Secretary went onto confirm that meetings between the UK and Scottish Governments had a positive tenor, and the expectation is that the UK Government will follow through on its previous commitments to a city deal for Inverness.

Mr Thompson said, “I am pleased that the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure confirmed that recent meetings between Highland Council and both the Scottish and UK Governments have been positive and that there is expectation that the UK Government will follow through on its previous commitments to a city deal for Inverness.

I look forward to being updated in due course”.

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Below: Dave’s Question in the Parliament from 17/06/15

Dave Thompson (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP): The cabinet secretary mentioned the meeting between Highland Council and the two Governments. Will he elaborate on that? For example, does he know whether the UK Government will honour the commitments and promises that it made before the general election on city deals for Aberdeen and Inverness? The Deputy Presiding Officer: Briefly, please, cabinet secretary.

Keith Brown: As I said, the meeting that took place just last week between Highland Council and the UK and Scottish Governments had a positive tenor, and the expectation is that the UK Government will follow through on its previous commitments to a city deal for Inverness. - See more at:

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