Publication - FOI/EIR release

Scottish Government lease of MS Ambition: FOI release

Published: 14 September 2023
Directorate: Ukraine Resettlement Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Ukraine
FOI reference: FOI/202300371317
Date received: 12 August 2023
Date responded: 7 September 2023

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

When was the agreement to lease MS AMBITION from her owners first made.
On what date was the contract to lease MS AMBITION signed.

Response

Question 1

The lease for the MS Ambition was managed by cooperate travel management (CMT) and a proposal to Scottish Government ministers was made on proposal made in July 2022 and was approved by ministers 9th August 2022.

Question 2

The lease for the MS Ambition was signed on 11th August 2022 and then arrived in dock 1st September 2022. The MS Ambition received its first arrivals on 14th September 2022.

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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