There have been calls from politicians for the Edinburgh Trams inquiry to be scrapped following news that \u00a32.1 million has already been spent on the inquiry \u2013 even before a single witness has been called in front of Lord Hardie. The Inquiry was called to get to the bottom of why the Edinburgh Trams project went so far over budget and was severely delayed but despite the fact it started in June 2014 there is still a long way to go before lessons can be learnt.<\/p>\n
Investigators are still sifting through approximately six million documents in relation to the project and it is anticipated that it will be the Spring before Lord Hardie calls the first witness to give evidence.<\/p>\n
Although politicians from most sides of the political divide were eager for the inquiry to take place some are now going for it to be abandoned. One is Cameron Buchanan, Scottish Conservative MSP, who commented: \u201cIt should be abandoned before any more public cash goes in\u201d whilst Labour\u2019s MSP Sarah Boyack said: \u201cI\u2019m sure that the public is as bemused as I am at the rising costs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite these comments the likelihood of the Inquiry being stopped at this stage seems pretty remote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There have been calls from politicians for the Edinburgh Trams inquiry to be scrapped following news that \u00a32.1 million has already been spent on the inquiry \u2013 even before a single witness has been called in front of Lord Hardie. … Continue reading