Question reference: S4W-27940
- Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 7 October 2015
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Current status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 October 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the planned expenditure in Scottish Ferry Services: Ferries Plan (2013-2022) will be on (a) Northern Isles and (b) Clyde and Hebrides routes and what the total expenditure has been to date.
Answer
The costs of the ferries plan proposals are not available in the format requested.
The following table details the actual spend by the Scottish Government in supporting ferry services in financial years 2013-14 and 2014-15. In addition, the current forecast outturn figures for 2015-16 are also outlined.
As the spending review for future years has still to be decided, budget and anticipated expenditure details are currently not available.
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2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
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(forecast) |
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Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services |
£85,522,390 |
£101,071,419 |
£115,958,000 |
|
Road Equivalent Tariff |
£3,889,000 |
£5,034,000 |
£10,000,000 |
|
Sub-total (Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services Network) |
£89,411,390 |
£106,105,419 |
£125,958,000 |
|
Northern Isles Ferry Services |
£37,507,196 |
£35,973,572 |
£32,268,314 |
|
Other Ferry Services |
£4,299,504 |
£3,288,197 |
£3,545,281 |
|
Total (Ferry Services) |
£131,218,090 |
£145,367,188 |
£161,771,595 |
|
Piers and Harbours and Vessels |
£13,295,693 |
£20,216,321 |
£45,495,000 |
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Total |
£144,513,783 |
£165,583,509 |
£207,266,595 |