Member

However, the introduction of permanent alleviation raises concerns, particularly in terms of its long-term impact. The Government must ensure that these alleviation measures are applied only in cases of significant and severe disruption. With the broad discretion given to co-ordinators in determining eligibility, there is a real need for clarity and oversight, so we must ask the Minister this: how the Government will monitor and assess the effectiveness of these alleviation measures to ensure that they are applied judiciously, fairly and consistently without inadvertently limiting competition or disadvantaging smaller carriers?