Question reference: S6W-00236
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 26 May 2021
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many delays to ferry services operated by CalMac have been caused by mechanical complications in the last five years.
Answer
The number of times a mechanical problem has resulted in a delay to ferry services operated by CalMac Ferries Ltd between October 2016 to March 2021 is detailed in the following table.
Period
| Scheduled Sailings | No. of Sailings Delayed | % of sailings delayed |
Contract Year 1 Oct 2016 – Sept 2017 | 156,820 | 213 | 0.14 |
Contract Year 2 Oct 2017 – Sept 2018 | 163,892 | 198 | 0.12 |
Contract Year 3 Oct 2018 – Sept 2019 | 164,161 | 249 | 0.15 |
Contract Year 4 Oct 2019 – Sept 2020 | 119,651 | 272 | 0.23 |
Contract Year 5 Oct 2020 – March 2021 | 68,966 | 86 | 0.12 |
TOTAL
| 673,490 | 1,018 | 0.15 |