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If a private company is delivering a public service, is it not right that it should be just as transparent and accountable as a public body? What is the First Minister going to do about the situation?
There needs to be a way of addressing the matter through accountability. I do not agree with the idea of having national budgets for each specific condition.
It is therefore recommended that the Committee agree to take the petition into account as part of its work into the tendering of Highlands and Islands Ferry Services."
That clearly gives ministers more responsibility—in the sense of accountability—but it might be helpful if the minister could give us some indication of what the plans are.