§ 17. Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made in the transferring to the private sector of the Gourock-Dunoon and Wemyss Bay-Rothesay routes.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe possible transfer of the Gourock-Dunoon and Wemyss Bay-Rothesay routes to the private sector will be a matter for the new board of Caledonian MacBrayne to consider once it has been appointed by my right hon. and learned Friend.