Mobile Testing Units have been made available in Helensburgh on 27 & 28 July and Port Glasgow ( 5.5 miles away from Dumbarton) – 27 July to 2 August. Alternatively, Home test kits are available through the UK Expanded Testing Programme and can be booked via the UK online digital portal, and are an option where people seeking a test are unable to attend a fixed drive-through centre or mobile testing unit.

The programme review board met six times. On 15 June the minutes of the last five meetings of the Programme Review Board were published in response to a FOI request: https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202000035695

The minutes of the first meeting of the programme review board will be proactively released in due course.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-30803 on 5 August 2020. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

The Scottish Government can confirm that the position of turnaround director at Ferguson Marine has not changed.

The membership of the Programme Review Board is set out in the minutes of the meetings contained within the Freedom of Information Release 202000035695 published on 15 June 2020 https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202000035695/

The board includes a range of expertise from the maritime sector including naval architecture, ferry procurement and operations. It also includes experience from procurement and project management of large scale public sector contracts generally and representation from the workforce at Ferguson Marine.

A number of these individuals have commercial experience.

KPMG are not being paid to report on the completion of vessels 801 and 802 at Ferguson Marine.

Further to the answer to S5W-29020 on 21 May 2020, S5W-29558 on 9 June 2020 and S5W-30494 on 9 July 2020 Tim Hair, Turnaround Director of Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited has been asked to provide an updated report on cost and programme, which will include completion dates, for vessels 801 and 802 to reflect the impact of COVID 19.

As an open and transparent government we will keep Parliament updated and proactively release the report thereafter.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

The Ferguson Marine senior management team:-

• Programme Director
• Head of Planning
• Head of Business Improvement
• Chief Financial Officer
• Head of Procurement
• Head of Engineering
• Human Resources Director

All appointments were made at market rate in line with the skillset required. Commercial sensitivities prevent the disclosure of salaries scales.

I was aware, and approved the release under FoI, of papers that were given to the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints, consistent with legal obligations.

The Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government has corresponded with the Convener of the Harassment Committee on this matter on 17 and 24 July 2020. That correspondence has been published by the Committee and is available at:

https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/111212.aspx

We have reviewed and will strengthen our processes around the scrutiny of further document releases for the Committee.