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I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-19073 on 10 October 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

All of the Performance Levels set out in the Franchise Agreement remain unchanged. The effect of the waiver granted means that the Scottish Government has agreed not to enforce compliance with the contractual Improvement Plan Performance Level and Breach Performance Level for the duration of the waiver period, on the condition that performance does not fall more than 1% below the Improvement Plan Performance Level and Breach Performance Level set out in the contract.

The letter approving a temporary waive to the performance benchmarks is published on the Transport Scotland website. Link: https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/43194/franchise-derogation-ppm-benchmark-levels-20-sept-2018-public-register-abellio-scotrail.pdf

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-19067 on 10 October 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-19067 on 10 October 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

ScotRail report to Transport Scotland the performance targets achieved every four weeks as required under the franchise contract, with officials monitoring and challenging delivery of these targets against the contractual targets at various forums.

The Scottish Government does not hold all the information in the format requested in relation to fishing, shellfish and livestock.

Serco NorthLink Ferries on the Scottish Government’s behalf record detailed breakdown of freight carried on their services. They provide summary information to Transport Scotland officials regularly which includes total lane meterage of freight carried on their routes, bulk bags carried as well as cattle and sheep numbers shipped.

The details of the freight carried on the services disaggregated by commodity is commercially confidential.

Freight lane meterage information from 5 July 2012 to 31 December 2017 is publically available on Serco NorthLink Ferries’ website via the link below;

http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/information/publications/statistics/

The cost of the charter of the MV Arrow is commercially confidential.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-18944 on
‎ 27 September 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

The vessel has been chartered to Serco NorthLink Ferries under a bareboat charter agreement and as a result, Fortress will not meet the cost of the repair of the MV Helliar. Under that agreement, the charterer obtains possession and full control of the vessel along with the legal and financial responsibility for it, including its administration and maintenance. Consequently, the Scottish Government has had no discussions with Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd on this matter.

MV Hrossey and MV Hjaltland, the Aberdeen to Orkney / Shetland passenger vessels provide 370 lane metres on the main deck as well as being able to accommodate around 22 cars on the lower deck.

MV Hamnavoe which services Scrabster to Stromness provides 350 lane metres on deck.

MV Hildasay and MV Helliar, the Aberdeen to Orkney / Shetland freight vessels provide 885 lane metres across three decks.