Question reference: S4W-24219
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 29 January 2015
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Current status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 11 February 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether long-term pension liabilities in the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services will be included as fixed costs to be met without variance by every prospective tenderer for the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services.
Answer
The Scottish Government is currently exploring the application of pension conditions in the next contract. Scheme liabilities will be a matter for the trustees and subject to the scheme rules and relevant pensions regulatory provisions.