Submitted by:
Ivan McKee,
Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party.
Date lodged:
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Motion reference: S6M-04051.3
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 20 April 2022
As an amendment to motion S6M-04051 in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton (Economy: Ferries), leave out from “condemns” to end and insert “supports the Scottish Government’s decision to deliver vessels 801 and 802 to serve island communities; recognises that saving Ferguson Marine from closure preserved over 300 skilled jobs and maintained commercial shipbuilding on the Clyde; notes with regret the delays to the completion of 801 and 802, but acknowledges recent progress with the updated schedule; further notes the continued significant investment that the Scottish Government is making to ferry services to support lifeline services and remote communities, including the completion of the procurement of two new vessels to serve Islay; notes that the Scottish Government has made available to the Parliament and published significant information, in line with the commitment to open government, to allow the public to understand and contribute to the debate, with the proactive release of 210 documents, and recognises that much of the recent debate relates to information that has been in the public domain for two years.”
Vote
Result66 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not voteVote Passed