Motion · S1M-01641 · 8 Feb 2001

Road Equivalent Tariff

Lodged by Mr Duncan Hamilton Members' Business Motion 23 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes the unanimous support of Highland Council’s transport planning select committee for a pilot scheme into Road Equivalent Tariff (RET); welcomes the decision of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to examine all aspects of RET on Western Isles ferry routes; acknowledges the success of similar schemes on Scandinavian ferry routes; recognises that the introduction of RET would dramatically reduce fares and therefore the cost of living on island communities and urges the Scottish Executive and Highlands and Islands Enterprise to work with both councils to investigate the implications of the introduction of RET.

Supporters (23)

Colin Campbell 8 Feb 2001
Bruce Crawford 8 Feb 2001
Fergus Ewing 8 Feb 2001
Kenny MacAskill 8 Feb 2001
Fiona McLeod 8 Feb 2001
Andrew Welsh 8 Feb 2001
Shona Robison 9 Feb 2001
Donald Gorrie 12 Feb 2001
Adam Ingram 12 Feb 2001
Alex Neil 12 Feb 2001
Gil Paterson 12 Feb 2001
Mr Lloyd Quinan 12 Feb 2001
Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 13 Feb 2001
Michael Matheson 13 Feb 2001
Kay Ullrich 13 Feb 2001
Tricia Marwick 14 Feb 2001
Sandra White 14 Feb 2001
Brian Adam 15 Feb 2001
Alasdair Morgan 15 Feb 2001
Michael Russell 16 Feb 2001
Roseanna Cunningham 19 Feb 2001
Fiona Hyslop 20 Feb 2001
Andrew Wilson 7 Mar 2001

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.