Written Question · S3W-15433 · Session 3
Whether there is any domestic legal impediment or European Union regulation that would prevent a publicly subsidised ferry service being ru…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any domestic legal impediment or European Union regulation that would prevent a publicly subsidised ferry service being run by an operator other than CalMac Ferries Ltd between Lochboisdale and Mallaig.
The answer
There are no domestic legal impediments or European Union regulation that would prevent a publicly subsidised ferry service being run by an operator other than CalMac Ferries Ltd between Lochboisdale and Mallaig provided the subsidised ferry service was tendered in an open and transparent procurement process.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-15433 by reference.