Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the increase in ferry fares for 2025-26 is being implemented several months earlier on Northern Isles routes than on Clyde and Hebrides services.
The usual timing of the annual implementation of changes to ferry fares has been consistent for many years and is defined in the Northern Isles Ferry Services (NIFS) contract as January and the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS) contracts as the start of CHFS summer timetable.