Calls have been made in the Scottish Parliament for promises that £15m of Levelling-Up cash for Drumchapel to be delivered.

Speculation has mounted that the cash for housing and community facilities could be axed when the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers the Budget later this month on October 30.

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray caused concern in the community after he said some funding pledges were made by the previous government with no money identified.

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Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said she has raised the Levelling-Up cash issue with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.

Forbes said: “The big risk as I understand it is the 30th of October and the UK Government’s statement on the Budget.

“We sincerely hope that decisions will not be made at that Budget which impacts Scotland and indeed the community in Drumchapel, negatively.”

She was asked by Bill Kidd, SNP MSP for Anniesland, whose constituency includes Drumchapel, about the possibility of the fund being axed.

He said: “People in my constituency feel betrayed.

“Westminster promised funding for projects in communities across Scotland only for them to see these promises abandoned, firstly by the Tories and now at Labour’s alter of austerity.

“I have today written to the Scottish Secretary urging him to deliver the funding promised to Scotland’s Parliament to properly fulfill the promises made to communities like the one I represent in Drumchapel.”

He added: “This funding cannot be a casualty of Labour austerity and rather than bypassing Scotland’s parliament and undermining devolution, any funding should be for this parliament to deliver for the people of Scotland and their priorities.”

Forbes said she had “reiterated her concerns” on the Levelling-Up fund to the Deputy Prime Minister and that it had previously been “overly politicized”.

Last week the Glasgow Times reported how Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council had written to the Scottish Secretary calling on him to ensure the cash was delivered to Drumchapel.

She said the removal of the funding would be a huge setback to the community.

The UK Government said it inherited a £22bn black hole for the Tories and tough decisions were needed to get the country’s finances in order and decisions would be taken at the spending review later this month.