All regular NIFS meetings and their membership are detailed on Transport Scotland’s website at the attached link: https://www.transport.gov.scot/public-transport/ferries/ferry-services/#51170 Following the recent publication of the National Transport Strategy and the National Islands Plan, initial work is underway on the successor to the Ferries Plan, which will be concluded by December 2022. Discussions regarding the scope of the Plan have taken place with the Islands Transport Forum, which includes the Leaders of Orkney and Shetland Islands Councils, which I chair.