Western Isles Council has met Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, to discuss transport issues in the islands, including ferry services.
Also present were representatives of Transport Scotland and HITRANS.
Councillor Uisdean Robertson said: ‘Our meeting with Michael Matheson was very useful. We were assured he appears to have a good handle on his new brief and has clearly spent some time on the issues that are a concern for us all regarding ferry and aviation travel.