Isles of Scilly: Helicopter Services Debate
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Isles of Scilly: Helicopter Services
Baroness Trumpington Excerpts(12 years, 3 months ago)
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Earl Attlee
My Lords, I have read carefully the report produced by the Council of the Isles of Scilly comparing transport services to the islands with those of Scotland. It is a well written report, but I would point out that the situation in Scotland is different because it involves much more complicated and wide-ranging services that cannot be operated on a commercial basis. At the moment, the service to the Isles of Scilly is operated on a commercial basis.
Baroness Trumpington
Perhaps I might ask the Minister whether the air ambulance service will operate in that area when the ordinary air service ceases.
Earl Attlee
As ever, my noble friend asks a very good question. There is an air ambulance service that can deal with medical emergencies. In addition, there is the search and rescue service from the Royal Naval Air Station at Culdrose.