The Scottish Government has announced a “missing” document on the CalMac ferries scandal has been found after an investigation.
Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth said the email proved that one of her predecessors, Derek Mackay, approved a key decision to give contract to the Ferguson shipyard.
The Government has been blasted after the cost of building two ferries at the yard in Port Glasgow soared to least £250 million – two-and-a-half times the original £97 million budget.
The estimated delivery of the two vessels, Glen Sannox and Hull 802, has also been pushed back by five years and the yard had to be brought into public ownership.Criticism mounted after the Government could not locate an email showing which Minister approved the deal.In a statement to MSPs, Gilruth said she had some “good news” to share with the Parliament.“I have that good news literally here in my hand.
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