Question reference: S5W-04380
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 1 November 2016
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what payments it has made to operators of maritime freight services on the Rosyth-Zeebrugge route since December 2014.
Answer
The Scottish Government paid 200,000 in January 2015 to DFDS, in support of the company’s operation of the Rosyth-Zeebrugge freight ferry service. The Scottish Government is committed to securing the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry service on an environmentally and economically sustainable basis. We strongly believe this is in the best interests of the freight industry and businesses.