Key points from Scottish Government budget Deputy First Minister John Swinney outlined plans for the £59.8 billion budget. The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Transport Scotland questioned over missing paragraphs in ferry document Public Audit Committee convener requests a complete version and an explanation for the omission Insider UK · Dec 13, 2022
Tories accuse Nicola Sturgeon of ministerial code breach over ferry meeting The Tories claim the First Minister breached the code by failing to properly record a meeting with Jim McColl, then Ferguson Marine boss The National (Scotland) · Dec 2, 2022
Ministers 'squandered' £200 million on nationalising shipyard Jim McColl has written to the Holyrood committee investigating the overdue CalMac ferries Insider UK · Nov 29, 2022
Scottish Government ministers 'squandered' £200m on nationalising shipyard Jim McColl has written to the Holyrood committee probing the Glen Sannox and the as-yet unnamed hull 802 following Nicola Sturgeon's evidence earlier this month. Daily Record · Nov 29, 2022
Ferguson Marine appoints new chairman The former Prestwick Airport chair will be paid £500 a day, for five days work a month Insider UK · Nov 23, 2022
Holyrood committee writes to Sturgeon seeking specific ferries documents Richard Leonard also expresses 'disappointment' at level of detail in submission from Keith Brown Insider UK · Nov 10, 2022
Holyrood committee writes to Nicola Sturgeon seeking specific ferries documents A HOLYROOD committee has written to Nicola Sturgeon seeking specific documents around the procurement of the overdue Ferguson Marine ferries. The National (Scotland) · Nov 10, 2022
Sturgeon insists ferry contract was not ‘jobs for the boys’ The First Minister also denied that information has been deliberately withheld from the Holyrood committee Insider UK · Nov 4, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon rejects cronyism accusation over ferries contract Scottish first minister defends decision to give £97m contract in 2016 to financier Jim McColl The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon denies 'jobs for the boys' claim in ferries contract debacle MSPs are investigating a scandal that has seen the construction of two ferries marred by cost over-runs and delays. Daily Record · Nov 4, 2022
Ferry contract was not ‘jobs for the boys’ – Sturgeon The First Minister also denied that information had been deliberately withheld from a Holyrood committee examining the procurement process. The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon refutes 'jobs for the boys' claims over 'dodgy' ferry contract NICOLA Sturgeon has “categorically” denied “jobs for the boys” accusations over the award of troubled contracts to build CalMac ferries to a… The National (Scotland) · Nov 4, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon to face MSPs as Holyrood committee probes delayed ferries NICOLA Sturgeon is set to face questions from a committee of MSPs investigating the procurement of two ferries, which are both late and over budget. The National (Scotland) · Nov 4, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022 Sturgeon faces MSPs investigating ferries contract The First Minister will give evidence to Holyrood’s Public Audit Committee on Friday.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 21, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon to appear before committee investigating over-budget ferries in November NICOLA Sturgeon is due to appear before a Holyrood committee investigating the procurement of two late and over-budget ferries on November 4, the…
Insider UK · Oct 21, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon to appear before ferries committee next month First Minister 'very willing' to answer questions
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon to appear before committee on ferries in November The First Minister will answer questions on the award of a contract to Ferguson Marine to build two ferries which are now late and over budget.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 5, 2022 Union flags taken down at embattled Ferguson Marine shipyard after Saltire row UNION flags have been taken down at an embattled Scottish shipyard after complaints from the Alba Party.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 29, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon says Douglas Ross 'making things up' in heated clash over ferries DOUGLAS Ross was accused of “making up” statements from the First Minister as the two clashed over the ongoing ferry debacle.
Daily Record · Sep 29, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon accuses Douglas Ross of 'making things up' during heated ferries fiasco debate The First Minister hit back at the Scottish Conservative leader after he accused her of not taking responsibility for further delays to two CalMac vessels.
Insider UK · Sep 29, 2022 No evidence of Ferguson criminality, but not my job to determine - Sturgeon Latest update from Ferguson Marine boss sees further delays to the two CalMac ferries being built there
The National (Scotland) · Sep 28, 2022 One CalMac ferry delayed again as yard estimates final cost to taxpayer THE delivery of one of two overdue CalMac ferries has been delayed, the state-owned shipyard constructing the vessels has confirmed.
Daily Record · Sep 28, 2022 CalMac ferries delayed again as Nicola Sturgeon says no proof of 'criminality' at Ferguson Marine The contract award to build two ferries at Ferguson Marine has become a major political scandal for SNP ministers.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 28, 2022 No evidence of Ferguson criminality but not my job to determine, says FM NICOLA Sturgeon has said she has not seen any evidence of criminality in the procurement and construction of two late and over-budget ferries, but…