Reliable transport links between our Islands and the mainland are essential to our local economy with recent disruptions highlighting this fact. Due to the the large number of islands and peninsulas in Argyll and Bute, ferry travel is an important part of our transport network, for both residents and tourists alike.

While recent new investment in our ageing ferry fleets is welcome many of my constituents are justifiably saying that much more needs to be done.

Cllr Alastair Redman