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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 and ever more ...

21 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Swinney: I gave budget approval for ferries contract but not the final nod

John Swinney has said he gave “budget approval” for the ferries contract with Ferguson Marine, but he denied giving it the “final nod”. The Deputy First Minister said he did not approve all contracts while he was finance secretary and there ...

12 May 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

McColl maintains ferry contracts were rushed for political reasons

The former owner of the Ferguson Marine shipyard has repeated his accusation that the contract for two troubled ferries was rushed through for political purposes, something strongly denied by the Government. Jim McColl said the shipyard in ...

29 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Scotland

Scottish Government facing £5m bill to insurers over ferries shipyard takeover

The Scottish Government is facing a £5 million bill to an insurance company after losing a High Court case related to its takeover of the Ferguson Marine ferries shipyard. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), the government-owned ...

28 Jan 2022 at 20:25

Scotland

Ferry services to Scottish islands at ‘all-time critical situation’, MSPs told

Disrupted and unreliable ferry services have caused an “all-time critical situation”, representatives of Scotland’s island communities have told MSPs. The community representatives vented their fury over poor ferry provision and the ...

28 Jun 2022 at 12:32

Scotland

Derek Mackay invited to give evidence in person at Holyrood committee

Former minister Derek Mackay has been invited to Holyrood to give evidence in person to a committee of MSPs investigating the delayed Ferguson Marine ferries. Mr Mackay was transport minister when the contract was approved to build ...

01 Jul 2022 at 16:46

Scotland

‘Nothing choreographed’ about ferry document find, MSPs told

There was “nothing choreographed” about the release of a key document in relation to the contract for two delayed and over-budget ferries. The vessels – the Glen Sannox and as-yet-unnamed 802 – are due to be delivered next year, ...

09 Jun 2022 at 12:50

Scotland

John Swinney: Ferry contract was not signed for political motive

A contract for two late and over-budget ferries was not signed for political gain, Deputy First Minister John Swinney said. In a heated First Minister’s Questions session, which saw Mr Swinney stand in for Nicola Sturgeon who ...

26 May 2022 at 18:11

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon to appear before committee on ferries in November

Nicola Sturgeon is due to appear before a Holyrood committee investigating the procurement of two late and over-budget ferries on November 4, the committee has said. The First Minister was called to give evidence before the ...

21 Oct 2022 at 12:33

Scotland

Holyrood committee writes to First Minister seeking specific ferries documents

A Holyrood committee has written to Nicola Sturgeon seeking specific documents around the procurement of the overdue Ferguson Marine ferries. The convener of the Public Audit Committee also set out his “disappointment” at ...

10 Nov 2022 at 22:09

Scotland

Tories make free call for ferries public inquiry five years after ‘launch’

Scottish Conservatives have repeated calls for a public inquiry to be held into the CalMac ferries “fiasco”, making the plea five years after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon “launched” one of the vessels. Ms Sturgeon was ...

21 Nov 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 ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:36

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