NA H-EILEANAN an Iar SNP MSP Alasdair Allan has welcomed the announcement the Scottish Government hopes to be able to award future ferry contracts directly to public sector operators such as CalMac.
Minister for Transport and the Islands Humza Yousaf MSP gave an update to the Scottish Parliament last week on the on-going procurement policy review for ferry contracts.
During this speech, the Minister announced it was the Scottish Government’s preference, if legal questions can be resolved, to scrap the tendering process for the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services and award the contract to CalMac indefinitely.