202300348096 · FOI · partially withheld
Correspondence in relation to the DFM Statement on Ferguson Marine: FOI release
Information requested
All correspondence, memos, meeting papers, briefing notes and speaking notes in relation to the Deputy First Minister’s Ministerial Statement on Ferguson Marine, given in the Scottish Parliament chamber on 16 March 2023.
Response
I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested. While our aim is to provide you information wherever we can, on this occasion we are unable to provide you with some of the information you have requested as statutory exemptions under FOISA apply. Details on what exemptions apply and why can be found in the annex attached.
Some of the information you have requested has already been published online. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. For ease, I have provided direct links below:
The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited | Audit Scotland (auditscotland. gov.uk) Ferguson Marine update: Ministerial statement - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
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Detected exemption language
While our aim is to provide you information wherever we can, on this occasion we are unable to provide you with some of the information you have requested as statutory exemptions under FOISA apply. Details on what exemptions apply and why can be found in the annex attached. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you.