'This bypasses communities where the need for levelling up is deeper and more acute than anywhere else in the UK.'
The leader of West Dunbartonshire Council has reaffirmed the commitment of the Glasgow City Region to look for additional investment after its Green Freeport status bid was unsuccessful.
The Clyde Green Freeport would have maximised the area's transport network and facilities at Glasgow Airport, the freight interchange at Mossend, Bellshill and four deep-water ports on the River Clyde. Instead, councillor Martin Rooney moved an amendment which read: “Despite being the strongest bid in terms of creating 30,000 new jobs, a bold decarbonisation plan to support net zero jobs and net zero targets and the wider economic benefits for major investment in the Glasgow City Region, our Green Freeport bid was unsuccessful.
“Councillor Aitken argued that this not only bypasses the engine room of Scotland’s economy but also those communities where the need for levelling up is deeper and more acute than anywhere else in the UK.
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