Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Calls for Transport Cabinet Position

12 June 2023 at 14:42:39

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Chair of Transportation and Infrastructure supported calls that the next Minister of Transport appointment should be made at Cabinet level to recognise the critical role of transport in supporting our society.

Cllr Uisdean Robertson, said: "We in the islands know only too well how central our connectivity is to the sustainability of our communities. The recent parlous state in which our ferry services have been left underlines this and shows that we need to show serious leadership in securing and improving our transport networks. Transport should not be a junior ministerial portfolio instead the next Minister should be appointed at Cabinet level and be given every support by the rest of the Government to ensure the portfolio is properly funded especially our ferry services."