Whether it will detail all funding given to local authorities and public bodies in the Highlands and Islands Parliamentary region for the p…

The Scottish Executive funds ferry services and associated infrastructure provided by local authorities and other public bodies in a number of ways, including the support given to Caledonian MacBrayne, resources from the Public Transport Fund and Rural Transport Fund and funding under the Local Authority and Caledonian MacBrayne Piers and Harbours Grant Schemes. Information relating to such funding is set out in the following table. This is available on a financial, rather than calendar, year basis and the 2000-01 information relates to estimated outturn and is incomplete. A block deficit grant is awarded to Caledonian MacBrayne and it is not possible to disaggregate this by local authority area or by parliamentary boundaries. The table does not include support for ferry services offered by local authorities from their own resources. | £000
| 1999-2000 | 2000-2001
CALEDONIAN MACBRAYNE:
Deficit Grant | 14,975 | 20,300
Capital Grant for vessels: | |
MV Hebrides | 7,590 | 3,036
MV Lochnevis | 1,638 |
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT FUND
Highland Council
Corran Ferry: Replacement Vessel | 265 |
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RURAL TRANSPORT FUND
Argyll and Bute Council:
Contribution to Kilchoan/Tobermory Winter Ferry | 4 | Not yet available
Easdale Ferry -3 additional sailings | 5 | Not yet available
Highland Council
Sconser to Raasay-additional sailings | 9 | Not yet available
Contribution to Kilchoan/Tobermory Winter Ferry | 5 | Not yet available
Shetland Islands Council
Additional Community Ferry Runs Covering 9 Routes | 48 | Not yet available
PIERS AND HARBOURS GRANT
- CALEDONIAN MACBRAYNE
Kilchoan Slipway |