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Economy: Ferries

  • Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
  • Motion reference: S6M-04051
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Motions as amended

That the Parliament supports the Scottish Government’s decision to deliver vessels 801 and 802 to serve island communities; recognises that saving Ferguson Marine from closure preserved over 300 skilled jobs and maintained commercial shipbuilding on the Clyde; notes with regret the delays to the completion of 801 and 802, but acknowledges recent progress with the updated schedule; further notes the continued significant investment that the Scottish Government is making to ferry services to support lifeline services and remote communities, including the completion of the procurement of two new vessels to serve Islay; notes that the Scottish Government has made available to the Parliament and published significant information, in line with the commitment to open government, to allow the public to understand and contribute to the debate, with the proactive release of 210 documents, and recognises that much of the recent debate relates to information that has been in the public domain for two years.


Vote

Result 65 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Passed

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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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Scottish Green Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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Original motion text

That the Parliament condemns the severe delays to the production of vessels 801 and 802 contracted by Scottish Government-owned Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), paid for by the Scottish Government, built originally by a company celebrated by the Scottish Government and, since 2019, by the nationalised Scottish Government-owned company; believes that these delays have left islanders and communities without reliable services that are critical to island life; notes that the Scottish Government’s Open Government Action Plan 2021-25 states that “an open government gives the public information about the decisions it makes, supports people to understand and influence those decisions, and values and encourages accountability (responsibility for those decisions)”; considers that the Scottish Government has breached each of its own tests of open government, to the cost of taxpayers and the islanders waiting year after year for the ferries that they need; notes the impact on their local economies and the impact of the cost overrun on the spending available for other public service priorities; expresses regret that no Scottish minister has either resigned nor considered resigning despite all of these events, and believes that if vessels 801 and 802 are not completed within the revised timescale and cost, as provided to Parliament on 23 March 2022, the latest in a string of revisions, then the ministers responsible deserve to finally be held to account in the form of resignations, and calls on the Scottish Government to give this assurance.

Accepted amendments

Motion ref. S6M-04051.3

Economy: Ferries - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Result 66 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Passed

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S6M-04051.1

Economy: Ferries - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Result 51 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-04051.2

Economy: Ferries - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Result 51 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated