Current status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 31 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the draft islands connectivity plan strategic approach to revisit the Freight Fares Review in the medium to long term, what work has been undertaken on this, and what the anticipated timescale is for the completion and implementation of a revised freight fares structure in (a) Scotland and (b) relation to services to and from Colonsay.
As confirmed in the recently finalised Islands Connectivity Plan Strategic Approach, we will revisit the Freight Fares Review in the medium to long term.
Further details on revisiting the Freight Fares Review to explore ferry freight issues in more detail, considering all routes including to and from Colonsay, will be confirmed in due course.