Question reference: S6W-01185
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 2 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what further steps it is taking to introduce additional resilience in the publicly-owned ferry network, given the lack of an agreement on the leasing of the MV Pentalina between Calmac and Pentland Ferries.
Answer
We have secured the short term charter of the MV Arrow to help provide additional sailings on the Stornoway Ullapool route during peak times in the busy summer season. This measure reflects our efforts to help the Western Isles recover from the impact of Covid and the outage of the MV Loch Seaforth earlier this year.
We are also exploring other measures to alleviate the pressures currently experienced in the ferry network.