Yesterday, Graham Simpson MSP raised an urgent question over the sacking of Ferguson Marine Chief Executive, David Tydeman. On Tuesday, it was announced that David Tydeman's contract had been terminated, with some allusion to "performance issues". Graham Simpson MSP called on Economy Secretary Mairi McAllan to explain the decision to Parliament.
He told BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "It is not acceptable to sack someone who is widely respected in the industry and not say what the issue is."
Graham Simpson MSP said: "David Tydeman had an impossible job of turning things around where the previous turnaround director had failed. Yesterday was disgraceful. David Tydeman had been in post for only two years.
"I think that he was sacked for being too honest about the problems, and I think that he was sacked for demanding answers from the Government about future investment in the yard, but we were told that Mr Tydeman was sacked for performance issues.
"His sacking has sent shock waves through the yard and the industry. Mairi McAllan said that it was a board decision, but Ferguson Marine is owned by the Scottish Government, so there is no way that that would have happened without her approval - the buck stops with her.
"After yesterday's urgent question, we are still no clearer about what David Tydeman's "performance issues" were. We do know that he'll be getting some sort of payoff.
"We're also none the wiser about how long further delays to the delivery of the Glen Sannox will be, or the cause or extra cost of those delays. SNP ministers can no longer pass the blame over their failure to provide our island communities with the lifeline ferries they need."
