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Finance and Public Administration Committee
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
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
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
Meeting date: 7 March 2023
Douglas Lumsden
Because they cannot be depreciated later.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
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
Meeting date: 7 March 2023
Douglas Lumsden
What will the lack of demand mean for your net zero targets?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
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
Meeting date: 7 March 2023
Douglas Lumsden
Can you give us a breakdown for those two things?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
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
Meeting date: 7 March 2023
Douglas Lumsden
Why would we write that funding off?