MSPs have been told there are 'no plans' to break up the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry network following a campaign by Labour and transport unions to preserve the publicly owned company.
It was claimed the Scottish Government had considered allowing separate operators to control some of the more lucrative west coast CalMac routes, prompting fears they could cherry pick and leave taxpayers with a bigger bill for heavily subsidised services.
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