Recommendation 19

Continued momentum on the future of Grangemouth is vital. Project Willow must not be left to gather dust while jobs are at stake. We welcome the Scottish Government’s £25 million Just Transition Fund and the UK Government’s commitment of £200 million in ringfenced National Wealth Fund funding to leverage private investment in Grangemouth’s future. However, more clarity is needed on how decisions about investable proposals will be made, and how the Government’s taskforce on Project Willow recommendations will feed into the investment taskforce. This is crucial as it is potentially in the Government’s gift to unlock certain projects through regulatory changes. (Conclusion, Paragraph 137)