In view of the additional costs and delays to the public purse that may have been incurred as a result of these issues arising at a relatively late stage of the vessel’s design and construction, I am writing to seek your views on the statements made in the extract in the Annexe and on whether they represent a shared understanding of events. Yours sincerely, Edward Mountain MSP Convener 1 Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee 2 Annexe In June 2022, he told the Committee— “In the last 2 weeks the senior management of Lloyds Register of Shipping and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have attended site and from these meetings I am now assured we can satisfy all Class and Flag issues, ultimately leading to a Passenger Certificate.”