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Ferries Plan Contract Variations and Timetable Changes: FOI release
Information requested
In relation to the above and in particular the following question and answer:
"The detailed explanation and the associated financial impact thereof which therefore illustrates the increase in subsidy level from £868m to £975m?
The original Bid Subsidy for the Contract was £868m. The increase to £975m includes the following approved contract variations: Summer 2016 & Winter 2016/17 Timetables £68.4m."
I have spent the last couple of days comparing the summer 2015 and winter 2015/16 timetables to the summer 2016 and winter 2016/17 timetables and finding it very difficult to identify changes that would explain an overall cost of £68.4m or an annual increase of £8.55m over the contract period. Could you now please provide, under FOI legislation, a breakdown of the timetable changes by route and cost? Comparing summer 2015 and winter 2015/16 to summer 2016 and winter 2016/17 timetables, identify changes explaining overall cost of £68.4m or an annual increase of £8.55m over contract period. Provide a breakdown of the timetable changes by route and cost.
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This is because exemption under Section 33(1) (b), commercial interests of FOISA applies. The reasons why these exemptions apply are explained below. Reasons for not providing information Exemptions apply, subject to the public interest test. Section 33(1) (b) – commercial interests An exemption under section 33(1) (b) of FOISA (commercial interests) applies to the BusinessCase information provided by CalMac Ferries Ltd in support of contract variations. This exemption applies because disclosure of this particular information would, or would be likely to; prejudice substantially the commercial interests of CalMac Ferries Ltd.
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