Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 57842

Aviation: Isles of Scilly

Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) discount schemes and (b) subsidies for aviation travel to the Isles of Scilly.

Answer

Mike Kane
Route subsidies for aviation in the UK are provided through Public Service Obligations (PSOs) which enable the protection of existing domestic routes that are in danger of being lost. It is the responsibility of the relevant Local Authority to submit an a...

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