Ferry Services

The amendment

As an amendment to motion S4M-06658 in the name of Richard Baker (Ferry Services), leave out from first “believes” to end and insert "welcomes the implementation of road equivalent tariff (RET) to Islay, Colonsay and Gigha in October 2012 and the decisions to roll out RET to Arran in October 2014 and to all the Clyde and Hebrides routes in the current parliamentary session; further welcomes the planned investment of £333.1 million between 2012-13 and 2014-15 in Scotland's ferry services, including an additional £2.5 million in 2012-13, and £2 million in 2013-14, to support hauliers to the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree, where fare increases have also been capped and small commercial vehicles benefit from the same fares as ordinary motorists, all against a backdrop of falling budgets from the UK Government; also welcomes the firm commitment to providing a high-quality ferry service across the Pentland Firth as part of the overall Northern Isles ferry service and the effective contingency arrangements that are in place following the mechanical failure that has affected the MV Hamnavoe; further welcomes the commitment of all parties to learn lessons from this incident to provide good, clear and effective communication with ferry users, and notes that, while the ongoing dispute with some of Caledonian MacBrayne's port staff is a matter between the employer and the unions, it supports both parties in seeking an early resolution to avoid any impact on ferry services on Clyde and Hebrides routes."

1. 22 May 2013
   Ferry Services

   S4M-06658.2
   Carried

   65 for, 48 against, 1 abstained

1. S4M-06658.1
   Ferry Services

   Liam McArthur LD Lodged 21 May 2013
   No recorded vote

SNP 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

1. 22 May 2013
   Ferry Services

   Keith Brown SNP Meeting of the Parliament

   I would have to check but I think that our estimated cost for the route runs into tens of millions of pounds. We cannot continue to spend money that we do not have; we need to have some realism on this issue. As for the idea of commissioni…
2. 22 May 2013
   Decision Time

   Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

   The next question is, that amendment S4M-06658.2, in the name of Keith Brown, which seeks to amend motion S4M-06658, in the name of Richard Baker, on ferry services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.