Ferries

Mr. Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what restrictions exist on the transfer of ferries constructed with the aid of European funds to private ownership.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
None.

Mr. Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the contributions made from EC funds to the construction of Caledonian MacBrayne ferries, in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Stewart
The information is not readily available in the format requested. The total contribution made from EC funds to the construction of Caledonian MacBrayne ferries during the past 10 years is given in the following table: -------------------
|Vessels          |
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|Hebridean Isles  |
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|Loch Striven     |
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|Loch Linnhe      |
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|Loch Riddon      |
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|Loch Ranza       |
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|Isle of Mull     |
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|Lord of the Isles|
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