How much grant-in-aid has been paid in each year since 2008-09 to (a) Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd and (b) local authorities for pier and…

The Scottish Government provides financial support to local authorities for piers and harbours as part of the annual local government finance settlement. Since the concordat with local government was established, there has been no separately identifiable ring-fenced funding allocation within the block grant and it is the responsibility of each individual local authority to allocate the resources available to them to individual services including support for piers and harbours.
In addition, the Scottish Government provides direct grants to owners of ports serving lifeline ferry services in support of major capital projects and, since 2014, through the Ferries Accessibility Fund.
The following table details the amount of grant paid to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) and to local authorities for pier and harbour projects from 2008-09 until 2017-2018. We are currently in discussion with a number of local authorities regarding the funding of a number of proposed pier and harbour projects which support lifeline ferry services in Scotland.
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd
Argyll and Bute Council
The Highland Council
Orkney Islands Council (Orkney Ferries Ltd)
Shetland Islands Council
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
2008-09
4,200,000
3,106,625
246,630
562,499
2009-10
1,817,154
2010-11
17,782,373
182,084
2011-12
9,481,818
22,500
2012-13
879,679
336,336
2013-14
3,974,179
2014-15
2,075,929
*14,500
2015-16
4,469,967
*9,215
2016-17
15,966,085
*10,895
*11,000
*4,527
2017-18
6,069,610
*39,000
*Grant provided via the Accessibility Fund.