Speaking after the report of a substantial increase in the cost of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow SNP Leader of the Opposition Councillor James Dornan said: “The news of a dramatic increase in the cost of the 2014 Games is disappointing.  There will undoubtedly be tremendous benefits to the city and Scotland from the Games, but every effort must be made to ensure, in these difficult financial times, that costs are not allowed to run out of control.

“The Scottish Government’s ongoing commitment to fund these Games, by this injection of £59 million, is yet another concrete example of the Scottish Government’s continuing support for the city of Glasgow.