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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 25 November 2024
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Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

I will pick up on the point that Daniel Johnson was making about the net zero funds. What impact will there be on the climate change targets that the Government has set? There is seemingly a lack of demand for the funds, and they have been cut twice in the past two updates.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

Is it a matter of people not knowing about the schemes? There are huge sums involved. Surely there must be some analysis on why uptake is nowhere near what you expect.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

Okay. I guess that those costs are for running the yard. They are not costs that we will get back from the building of the two vessels. Those are separate, are they not?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

Because they cannot be depreciated later.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

There are two things: the £44 million of capital being transferred

“from Major Public Transport Projects to Rail Infrastructure”

and the £15.5 million

“of capital budget being transferred ... to Rail Franchise”.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

What will the lack of demand mean for your net zero targets?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

It would be good to know, as it seems quite handy that uptake is not as it should be, which means that you can balance your budget.

Let me return to Ferguson Marine. I think that Daniel Johnson mentioned a total cost of £202.6 million to complete the work, and I think you said that that was from when the yard came into public ownership. Is that correct?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

Can you give us a breakdown for those two things?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

Was that for the former head of—I cannot remember what he was called now. Was it for the turnaround director? Is that what those costs are for?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 March 2023

Douglas Lumsden

Why would we write that funding off?