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Arran Ferry Service

EDM number 596 in 2016-17, proposed by Patricia Gibson on 25/10/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Shipping.

That this House notes with concern the bid from Associated British Ports at Troon to take over the Isle of Arran ferry service from Ardrossan Harbour; further notes that Ardrossan has been the Ayrshire mainland port for Arran for 182 years; understands that Troon does not have its own harbour railway station and that Troon is 18 nautical miles from Arran, while Ardrossan is 12 miles, so sailing from Troon would increase both journey times and ferry prices for service users, making it less attractive to visit the island while reducing the daily sailings, impacting on capacity and growth in Arran's economy; acknowledges the Scottish Government's establishing of the Ardrossan Harbour Taskforce in February 2016, to improve the operation of the harbour through significant investment; considers that the Scottish Government has improved island ferry services through the introduction of road equivalent tariff, leading to huge reductions in ferry fares to and from the Isle of Arran, increased summer sailings, the new £12.3 million MV Catriona, a new £47 million ferry being built at Port Glasgow, which will be better able to sail in severe weather conditions, and the £28 million upgrade in Brodick Harbour; further understands that 165 jobs are directly dependent on the route remaining in Ardrossan; urges Peel Ports, to be more cooperative in negotiations with the Scottish Government regarding potential investment; welcomes Scottish Government statements that Ardrossan remains its priority and is confident that the Arran ferry service will continue to be run to and from Ardrossan Harbour.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Patricia Gibson25/10/2016North Ayrshire and ArranScottish National PartyProposed
Peter Grant25/10/2016GlenrothesScottish National PartySeconded
Richard Arkless25/10/2016Dumfries and GallowayScottish National PartySeconded
Neil Gray25/10/2016Airdrie and ShottsScottish National PartySeconded
Kirsten Oswald25/10/2016East RenfrewshireScottish National PartySeconded
Corri Wilson26/10/2016Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScottish National PartySeconded
Liz Saville Roberts26/10/2016Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Chris Stephens26/10/2016Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySigned
Marion Fellows26/10/2016Motherwell and WishawScottish National PartySigned
Chris Law26/10/2016Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
Alan Meale26/10/2016MansfieldLabourSigned
Roger Mullin26/10/2016Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathScottish National PartySigned
Phil Boswell26/10/2016Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillScottish National PartySigned
Jim Shannon26/10/2016StrangfordDUPSigned
Martyn Day26/10/2016Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Michelle Thomson31/10/2016Edinburgh WestScottish National PartySigned
Natalie McGarry01/11/2016Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Alan Brown02/11/2016Kilmarnock and LoudounScottish National PartySigned
Carol Monaghan02/11/2016Glasgow North WestScottish National PartySigned
John McNally02/11/2016FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Alex Salmond03/11/2016Signed
Owen Thompson03/11/2016MidlothianScottish National PartySigned
Hannah Bardell07/11/2016LivingstonScottish National PartySigned
Angus MacNeil07/11/2016Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Stephen Gethins14/11/2016North East FifeScottish National PartySigned
Drew Hendry16/11/2016Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned
Alasdair McDonnell16/11/2016Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned

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