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Scotland

No decision taken on costs increase for overdue ferries, says Sturgeon

No decision has been taken on a more than £80 million budget increase to complete two late and over-budget ferries, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The Glen Sannox and as-yet-unnamed hull 802 were due to be in service by next year, but further delays were ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:29

John Swinney: Ferguson document reports raise ‘fundamental questions’

Scotland

Ferguson document reports raise ‘fundamental questions’, says John Swinney

Deputy First Minister John Swinney said he has “concerns” over possible preferential treatment in the awarding of a contract for two over-budget and late ferries. The BBC reported Ferguson Marine, the Port Glasgow shipyard that won the contract to ...

27 Sept 2022 at 18:39

Scotland

Lib Dems: Island communities are suffering while ferry cancellations rise

Island communities in Scotland are being left to “suffer” due to high levels of ferry disruption, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. The party have hit out at the Scottish Government’s handling of Scotland’s ferry services as figures ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

No evidence of Ferguson criminality but not my job to determine, says Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said she has not seen any evidence of criminality in the procurement and construction of two late and over-budget ferries, but she insisted coming to that conclusion was “not my job”. The Glen Sannox and as-yet-unnamed ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:36

Scotland

CalMac pays out £215,000 in compensation for cancelled sailings in four months

Ferry customers have been paid £215,000 in customer rights claims in the first four months of the financial year, figures show. Figures revealed by freedom of information requests from the Scottish Liberal Democrats revealed CalMac has ...

28 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

CalMac ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption as ferry returns to service

CalMac’s staff are “deeply sorry” about disruption in the ferry network in recent days, the company’s managing director has said. The MV Hebrides returned to service on Monday morning after it required repairs to its CO2 firefighting ...

08 Aug 2022 at 14:27

Scotland

Derek Mackay asked to give evidence to MSPs in ferries probe

Former transport minister Derek Mackay has been asked to provide written evidence on his involvement in the ferries fiasco. Mr Mackay held the transport brief at the time the contract was approved for Ferguson Marine to build two ...

20 May 2022 at 16:07

Scotland

Tories to call for more ferry funding as watchdog reports on Ferguson Marine

The Scottish Tories are to call for an increase to ferry funding in a debate this week. The debate will push for long term financing for the ferry fleet, which the party’s transport spokesman, Graham Simpson, has said is “ageing ...

21 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Opposition calls for ex-minister Derek Mackay to answer questions on ferry deal

Opposition parties are demanding former finance secretary Derek Mackay and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appear before a Holyrood committee to answer more questions about their “major mismanagement” of a ferry contract. Labour,...

25 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

Lib Dems to push for resignations if ferry completion deadline is missed again

The Scottish Lib Dems are set to push for resignations if the timetable for the completion of two delayed and over-budget ferries is missed again. Kate Forbes told MSPs last month that the Glen Sannox and as yet unnamed hull ...

20 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Bid to force resignations if ferry delivery timetable is missed again fails

An attempt to force ministerial resignations if the timetable for the delivery of two ferries is missed again, and costs continue to soar, has failed. In a motion in Holyrood, the Scottish Lib Dems sought to force ...

20 Apr 2022 at 19:55

Scotland

Audit highlights ‘multitude of failings’ in delivery of new ferries

A scathing report by auditors has set out “a multitude of failings” in the delivery of two ferries for Scotland’s island routes which are now almost four years late. Audit Scotland’s report said the two vessels ...

23 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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