Benefits arising from increased competition as a result of transport improvements (WB2) was identified by DfT as theoretically possible. The current position at DfT is that there is little evidence to be found on the relationship between transport and competition and on the basis of that available, DfT does not expect that there will be significant wider benefits owing to increased competition.
There is a view among analysts in Transport Scotland that due to geographical reasons this may not be the case within certain parts of Scotland and research will be progressed to determine if this is the case. In the absence of further information, the current position is that WB2 be treated as neutral.
