As an amendment to motion S6M-09463 in the name of Michael Marra (A Resilience Fund for CalMac Disruption), leave out from “instructs” to end and insert “recognises the significant impact that delays and disruption to ferry services have regrettably had on Scotland’s island communities and businesses; acknowledges that some island communities have been particularly badly affected, and also acknowledges the frustration felt by island communities; believes that the Scottish Government must continue to explore all practicable options to support island communities; agrees that the Scottish Government should redouble its efforts to work with operators and CMAL to improve reliability, resilience and confidence across networks and services, and address concerns that have been raised around CalMac’s route prioritisation matrix to ensure that it is reviewed, with input from communities, and that it considers the economic impact to fragile island communities; notes that all penalty deductions from CalMac made in relation to failures on the network are used to support resilience and help reduce disruption, for example, by helping to partly fund the cost of the charter of MV Alfred, and believes that accelerating the replacement of major vessels in the ferry fleet must be the priority in order to provide the ferry services that island communities need.”
Result 64 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, June 12, 2023
Motion reference: S6M-09463
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Supported by: Rhoda Grant
Result 64 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Motion reference: S6M-09463.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 14, 2023