There was “nothing choreographed” about the release of a key document in relation to the contract for two delayed and over-budget ferries.
The vessels - the Glen Sannox and as-yet-unnamed 802 - are due to be delivered next year, five years later than planned and costing at least two-and-a-half times more than originally stated at around £250m.
The ships are currently being built at the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow, which was saved by the Scottish Government from administration in 2019.
