Question reference: S6W-01275
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 7 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35358 by Paul Wheelhouse on 16 March 2021, how it plans to mitigate repair and maintenance costs on ferries.
Answer
Further to the answer provided to S5W-35358, the Scottish Government notes the significant investment CalMac makes in vessel maintenance. CalMac have contracts in place with a number of shipyards to undertake the annual dry-docking of vessels in the fleet. These contracts allow improved planning of the overhaul work as well as undertaking preventative works
The Scottish Government established a Resilience Fund in 2018/19, which is in addition to the annual expenditure for maintenance.