Inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland

The Committee agreed to hold an inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland at its meeting on 30 October 2019.

The remit of the inquiry was to identify and address current and future challenges and opportunities in the procurement of new vessels to support Scotland’s ferries network.

Timetable

The Committee took oral evidence on the inquiry on the following dates:

22 January 2020 - Evidence session with Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd. Programme Review Boardand Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd. Turnaround Director

Evidence

A call for evidence was published on 20 December 2019 which closed on 7 February 2020. The Committee is no longer accepting written submissions to the inquiry.

Correspondence

• Letter from Mr Wheelhouse, Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands regarding follow up letter to the Committee on FMEL, 23 January 2020 (161 KB pdf)
• Letter from Tim Hair, Turnaround Director of Ferguson Marine to the Convener, regarding the request to follow up information, 3 February 2020 (700 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, regarding the Northern Isles Ferry Services Services, 6 February 2020 (88 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Chief  Executive Officer from Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, 14 Februray 2020 (81 KB pdf)
• Letter from Clerk of Rural Ecomomy and Connectivity Committee to CMAL, regarding the response to the Chief Executive CMAL's letter, 20 Februray 2020 (71 KB pdf)
• Letter from CMAL to Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee Clerk, regarding inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 24 February 2020 (113 KB pdf)
• Letter from Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee Clerk to CMAL regarding inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 27 Februray 2020 (69 KB pdf)
• Letter from CMAL to Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee Clerk, regarding the response to the inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 3 March 2020 (92 KB pdf)
• Correspondence from CalMac to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, regarding a response to follow-up request for information, 9 March 2020 (253 KB pdf)
• Correspondence from Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited to Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, regarding Inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland ,13 March 2020 (13,110 KB pdf)
• Letter from Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited to Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, regarding Inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 19 March 2020 (85 KB pdf)
• Letter from Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited to Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, regarding Inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 23 April 2020 (706 KB pdf)
• A letter from Mr Pedersen to Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, regarding the approach made to him by CMAL’s legal representatives and his response to this, 27 March 2020 (127 KB pdf)
• Response to Mr Pedersen from the Convener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, 21 May 2020 (3.90 MB pdf) A further letter from Mr Pedersen to Rural Ecnomy and Connectivity Committee, requesting that this supersedes his earlier letter of 27 March, 26 May 2020 (127 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Convener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, regarding the Committee’s ongoing inquiry into the construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 18 June 2020 (85 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited to the Convener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, regarding the Committee’s ongoing inquiry into the construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 23 June 2020 (145 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture on the creation of a new board of Directors for Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited, 25 June 2020 (122 KB pdf)
• Letter from Transport Scotland, Scottish Government with information arising from the 4 March 2020 evidence session, 27 July 2020 (852KB pdf)
• Written statement from Scottish Ministers, regarding inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 12 August 2020 (684 KB pdf)
• Letter from Mr Wheelhouse, Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands regarding inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 14 August 2020 (358 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Fair Work and Culture following the appearance last week, regarding inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 1 September 2020 (229 KB)
• Letter from the Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands regarding, response to the letter of 29 September 2020, on the inquiry into the construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 8 October 2020 (478 KB pdf)
• Letter to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on behalf of the former management of Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited, regarding, the response to the inquiry into the construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 4 December 2020 (9,274 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Isle of Arran Ferry Committee to the Convener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee regarding, Inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 5 January 2021 (410 KB pdf)
• Letter from Ferguson Marine to the Covener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee regarding, COVID-19 Impact of Delivery of Ferries, 19 January 2021 (134 KB pdf)
• Letter from Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands responding to the Committee’s inquiry report into the construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 25 January 2021 (159 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands providing an update on costs and delivery dates for vessels 801 & 802, 19 February 2021 (345 KB pdf)
• Letter from Turnaround Director, regarding a follow up response from the 3rd March 2020 session, on the financial impact of the recent COVID-related suspension of production at the yard, 8 March 2021 (364 KB pdf)
• Letter from Audit Scotland to the Convener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee regarding, Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee’s report on the construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 16 March 2021 (101 KB pdf)
• Letter from Ferguson Marine to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee regarding, the company’s accounts for the year to March 2020, 24 March 2021 (835 KB pdf)
• Letter from Ferguson Marine to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee regarding, an update on progress on Hulls 801 and 802, 24 March 2021 (832 KB pdf)

Previous correspondence the Committee has received in relation to the construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland is available here.

Report

The Committee published its report on the Inquiry on 9 December 2020.
Report on the Inquiry into construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland

• Letter from Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands responding to the Committee’s inquiry report into the construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland, 25 January 2021 (159 KB pdf)