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Contents

Introduction from Stewart Stevenson Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction
What is this document for?
The purpose of the Scottish Ferries Review
The Scope of the Ferries Review
How the Review has been carried out
What happens next?
The Current Position
National Objectives in Providing Support to Ferry Services
State of finances

Chapter 2: How should ferries be funded and procured?
How ferries are currently funded
Future investment requirement
Options for the future funding of ferry services
The current procurement position
The need for a tendering system in the future

Chapter 3: Fares
Options for setting fares
Road Equivalent Tariff
Meeting our objectives
Financial Implications

Chapter 4: What kind of ferry services should be funded?
Current Position
Determining what routes and services should be funded.
Entry and exit policy
Proposed methodology for determining routes and services

Chapter 5: who should be responsible for providing ferry services?
The current position
Alternative ways to split responsibility
Procurement Skills
Issues

Chapter 6: accessibility
Introduction
Legislation and guidance
Accessibility Assessment
Recommendations from the Assessment

Chapter 7: Environmental Issues

Glossary of Terms

Appendix 1: Summary of Consultation Questions
Appendix 2: Consultation Questionnaire
Scottish Ferries Review: Public Consultation 2010 Questionnaire (please click to complete on line)

Scottish Ferries Review: Public Consultation 2010 Questionnaire (download for clerical completion)

Figures
Figure 1 South Western Scotland routes
Figure 2 Western Isles routes
Figure 3 Orkney & Shetland routes
Figure 4 Scottish Government Subsidy Levels
Figure 5 Scottish Government supported Northern Isles Subsidy Levels
Figure 6 Scottish Government Supported Clyde & Hebrides Subsidy Levels
Figure 7 Shetland Islands Council Subsidy Levels
Figure 8 Orkney Islands Council Subsidy Levels
Figure 9 Subsidy Levels for Scottish Government Funded, Shetland Islands Council and Orkney Islands Council
Figure 10 Spending on Ports and Harbours
Figure 11 Community Categorisation: Potential to Contribute to Scotland's Economic Growth and Economic Challenges/Disadvantage

Tables
Table 1 Ferry routes in Scotland
Table 2 Fare Options and Descriptions

Appendices
Appendices 1 and 2 are part of this document. The remaining Appendices can be found in the separate document "Scottish Ferries Review - Consultation Document - Appendices 3 to 10".

Appendix 1 Summary of Consultation Questions
Appendix 2 Scottish Ferries Review Consultation Questionnaire
Appendix 3: List of Reports
Appendix 4: Relevant TICCC recommendations to be addressed
Appendix 5: High Level Scope
Appendix 6: Members of the Project Groups
Appendix 7: Report on first Round of Consultation Events
Appendix 8: Data Collection
Appendix 9: The Historical context
Appendix 10: Defining Routes and Services