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Mr Paterson

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 81)

BiFab Financial Support - Statement by Scottish & UK Governments
Response by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to Mr Paterson on 25 February 2021.

Awaiting classification.

Good evening Mr Patterson, Thank you for your email. Please accept our apologies, upon reviewing your previous request, we started looking through an...
Scottish Government: 2019/20 Audit of Scottish Government's Consolidated Accounts
Response by Audit Scotland to Mr Paterson on 23 February 2021.

Successful.

Dear Mr Paterson   We have shared your further email with the auditors. They will, in future, consider how to report these matters.   Kind reg...
Scottish Government: Commercial Loans & Investments 2019/20
Response by Audit Scotland to Mr Paterson on 18 February 2021.

Partially successful.

  Dear Mr Paterson   Following my email in September 2020 I said I would update you once the Scottish Government audit was complete. The 2019/20...
Bifab Limited - £10 million secret restructuring loan facility
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 17 February 2021.

Partially successful.

The loan was increased to £16.3 million prior to the company entering administration Administrators Proposals & Statement of Affairs published htt...
Finance & Constitution Committee: Correspondence - Loans & Equity Investments
Request to Scottish Parliament by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 5 February 2021.

Partially successful.

All good questions. The impairment was £12.4m and is shown on page 13 and 27 of the 2020 annual accounts: https://find-and-update.company-informatio...
Early release of unaudited airport financial data
Response by Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Mr Paterson on 6 January 2021.

Long overdue.

Mr Paterson, On behalf of Glasgow Prestwick Airport, I wholly refute your accusations - my statement at the point of my review was accurate. For yo...
The CMAL Guideline on Financial Health
Request to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 22 December 2020.

Long overdue.

'In a 129-page report published today, the Committee said the evidence exposed a “lack of robust due diligence” on the part of procurement agency Caled...
Surety Bonds - Vessels 801 & 802
Follow up sent to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited by Mr Paterson on 21 December 2020.

Long overdue.

Richie Morgan Health, Safety and Environmental Manager Your response is a sham. Your organisation is continuing to make FALSE statements about...
£30m loan to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited, June 2018
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 18 December 2020.

Partially successful.

Letter from FMEL former management team to parliament, 4 December 2020 https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/email_to_Convenor_RECC_041220_with_attach...
Scottish National Investment Bank
Follow up sent to Audit Scotland by Mr Paterson on 10 December 2020.

Successful.

Thank you for providing a detailed reply to my FOI request. Yours sincerely, Mr Paterson
Shareholder Agreements - private sector companies
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 29 November 2020.

Partially successful.

"BiFab lashes out at Scottish Government’s claims" http://www.hebrides-news.com/bifab-hits-out-271120.html
Bifab Limited - £35 million secret convertible loan
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 28 November 2020.

Successful.

Most of the information relating to BIFab was eventually published under this FOI: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/bifab_limited_ps10_million_...
Policy & Public Affairs Manager
Response by CalMac Ferries Limited to Mr Paterson on 7 September 2020.

Successful.

Dear Mr Paterson, Please find attached our response to your request for review. Many thanks Jnine Beckett Finance Director CalMac Ferries Ltd...
Ferguson Marine - 'Subscription & Shareholders Agreement'
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 25 August 2020.

Partially successful.

This is the story of how the government tried to hide the real purpose of the £30 million loan. By obfuscation after obfuscation.
Financial Transparency (EC Directive) Regulation 2009 - Safeguards
Response by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to Mr Paterson on 17 August 2020.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Paterson, Thank you for your query about the Financial Transparency (EC Directive) Regulations 2009. We understand that this is in reference t...
Correspondence with Finance & Constitution Committee: Loans and Equity Investments
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 2 May 2020.

Successful.

Corrected link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-18-02869-appeal/
Scottish Government: EU Market Economy Investor Principle (MEIP) compliance
Response by Audit Scotland to Mr Paterson on 13 March 2020.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Paterson   In response toy your Request for a review dated 15 February 2020 I attach our response   Yours sincerely   Ian Metcalfe...
Business with US Government departments, agencies or branches
Response by Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Mr Paterson on 10 March 2020.

Partially successful.

Good Morning Mr Paterson, Please find attached the response to your internal review of FOI request detailed below. Kind regards Annette Annette Gre...
Scottish Government's investment in BiFab
Response by Audit Scotland to Mr Paterson on 28 February 2020.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Paterson Your request for a review has been completed. The response to your freedom of information request included information redacted unde...
Contract award for 801 and 802: Due Diligence - Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited
Follow up sent to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited by Mr Paterson on 4 February 2020.

Long overdue.

Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited Regrettably the abuse of personal data relating to FOI applicants by the Scottish Government and Scottish Governm...
Income received from the US Department of Defense or its agencies
Response by Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Mr Paterson on 30 January 2020.

Refused.

Good afternoon Mr Paterson, Please see attached a response to your request for an internal review of your recent FOI request. Kind Regards Annette...
Scottish Government: Valuation of loans & equity investments - 2018/19
Response by Audit Scotland to Mr Paterson on 17 January 2020.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Paterson   Thank you for your Freedom of Information requests dated 16 September 2019 and 28 September 2019. Our annual audit report on th...
Government loans and unpaid interest: October 2019
Follow up sent to Glasgow Prestwick Airport by Mr Paterson on 16 January 2020.

Refused.

The following decision by the Scottish Information Commissioner should be of interest to you: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/ApplicationsandDe...
Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited
Request to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 14 January 2020.

Partially successful.

Response "Regular meeting and telephone conversation take place between the CEO’s of both companies. There are no minutes but very regular ongoing dial...
Estimated delivery dates: Vessels 801 and 802
Follow up sent to Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited by Mr Paterson on 18 December 2019.

Partially successful.

It is only a matter of time before the law catches up on the Cabinet Secretary. Luckily for you, the issues were before your time. Yours sincerel...
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Bifab Limited - £10 million secret restructuring loan facility
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 17 February 2021.

Partially successful.

The loan was increased to £16.3 million prior to the company entering administration Administrators Proposals & Statement of Affairs published htt...
BiFab Financial Support - Statement by Scottish & UK Governments
Request to Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 5 February 2021.

Awaiting classification.

Response backstops Routine request: 25 January 2021 Complex request: 19 February 2021
Finance & Constitution Committee: Correspondence - Loans & Equity Investments
Request to Scottish Parliament by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 5 February 2021.

Partially successful.

All good questions. The impairment was £12.4m and is shown on page 13 and 27 of the 2020 annual accounts: https://find-and-update.company-informatio...
Finance & Constitution Committee: Correspondence - Loans & Equity Investments
Request to Scottish Parliament by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 3 February 2021.

Partially successful.

Coverage of CMAL and its activities by the business press is non existent. Routine scrutiny of CMAL by parliament is also non existent. By impairi...
The CMAL Guideline on Financial Health
Request to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 22 December 2020.

Long overdue.

'In a 129-page report published today, the Committee said the evidence exposed a “lack of robust due diligence” on the part of procurement agency Caled...
The CMAL Guideline on Financial Health
Request to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 21 December 2020.

Long overdue.

Management of procurement of two new ferries a ‘catastrophic failure’, says Holyrood Committee https://www.parliament.scot/newsandmediacentre/116694....
£30m loan to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited, June 2018
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 18 December 2020.

Partially successful.

Letter from FMEL former management team to parliament, 4 December 2020 https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/email_to_Convenor_RECC_041220_with_attach...
Shareholder Agreements - private sector companies
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 29 November 2020.

Partially successful.

"BiFab lashes out at Scottish Government’s claims" http://www.hebrides-news.com/bifab-hits-out-271120.html
Bifab Limited - £10 million secret restructuring loan facility
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 29 November 2020.

Partially successful.

"BiFab lashes out at Scottish Government’s claims" http://www.hebrides-news.com/bifab-hits-out-271120.html
Bifab Limited - £10 million secret restructuring loan facility
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 28 November 2020.

Partially successful.

** Key FOI for background on BiFab **
Bifab Limited - £35 million secret convertible loan
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 28 November 2020.

Successful.

Most of the information relating to BIFab was eventually published under this FOI: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/bifab_limited_ps10_million_...
Early release of unaudited airport financial data
Request to Glasgow Prestwick Airport by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 25 October 2020.

Long overdue.

Blatant abuse of Freedom of Information legislation by GPA. They don't even attempt to justify withholding information by referencing sections of FOI...
Bifab Limited - £35 million secret convertible loan
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 23 October 2020.

Successful.

The BiFab scandal will continue unless and until someone in the media or parliament questions to original co-investment 'deal' between DF Barnes and th...
Finance & Constitution Committee: Correspondence - Loans & Equity Investments
Request to Scottish Parliament by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 7 October 2020.

Partially successful.

Yes. BiFab are already making use of the extension – extensions are automatically granted. Parliament’s economy committee are currently considering t...
Bifab Limited - £35 million secret convertible loan
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 24 September 2020.

Successful.

DF Barnes response to parliament: https://www.parliament.scot/S5_EconomyJobsFairWork/Inquiries/20200911_-DF-Barnes.pdf "DF Barnes has invested heav...
Finance & Constitution Committee: Correspondence - Loans & Equity Investments
Request to Scottish Parliament by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 28 August 2020.

Partially successful.

The Committee webpage for the ferries Inquiry is reporting that the call for evidence closed on the 7 February 2020. This would have acted as a deterr...
Finance & Constitution Committee: Correspondence - Loans & Equity Investments
Request to Scottish Parliament by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 25 August 2020.

Partially successful.

https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Rural/General%20Documents/RECC_ANONYMOUS_8.pdf
Ferguson Marine - 'Subscription & Shareholders Agreement'
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 25 August 2020.

Partially successful.

This is the story of how the government tried to hide the real purpose of the £30 million loan. By obfuscation after obfuscation.
£30m loan to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited, June 2018
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 24 August 2020.

Partially successful.

The written submissions (as of 24 August 2020) to the Scottish Parliament's Ferries Inquiry into this monumental debacle: https://www.parliament.scot...
Bifab Limited - £35 million secret convertible loan
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 6 July 2020.

Successful.

At last! Somebody asking some questions.... Government https://www.parliament.scot/S5_EconomyJobsFairWork/Inquiries/20200630EEFWtoSG.pdf DF Barnes...
Bifab Limited - £35 million secret convertible loan
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 15 June 2020.

Successful.

https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/W5kysyuU0gwu1_BYXPMSsATW82rnmHYwxM4bpF3ZudA/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=...
Letters, emails etc between Salmond, Sturgeon and Mackay with jim mccoll.
Request to Scottish Government by stewart johnstone. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 15 June 2020.

Successful.

Dear Mr Johnstone If I can be of assistance, I’ve had a great deal of experience dealing with sham responses to FOIs from the SG. If I may, I would u...
Bifab Limited - £35 million secret convertible loan
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 13 June 2020.

Successful.

Former BiFab workers call DF Barnes takeover ‘a disaster’ for Arnish yard https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/245780/former-bifab-workers-call-df...
£30m loan to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited, June 2018
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 6 June 2020.

Partially successful.

Debt security: A recognition that the 'loan' was effectively unsecured (the security only has monetary value after delivery, which never occurred). E...
£30m loan to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited, June 2018
Request to Scottish Ministers by Mr Paterson. Annotated by Mr Paterson on 6 June 2020.

Partially successful.

Further information release (June 2020): https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/foi-eir-release/2020/06/foi-20200001850...
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