The final answer from our short series on recent questions posed in the Scottish Parliament by Green MSP, Mark Ruskell. This time the STS regs were amended and the Secretary of State for Transport would appear to have forgotten to consult the Scottish Ministers. It says it all really.
Question S5W-08387: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date Lodged: 24/03/2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-06774 by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 February 2017, what further communication it has had with the UK Department for Transport regarding the review of the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010.
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse (18/04/2017): The Secretary of State for Transport has apologised for not consulting the Scottish Ministers on a recent minor review of the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010, as amended. The Secretary of State for Transport has also advised that a more detailed exercise will take place in due course, involving all devolved administrations.
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 18/04/2017
