Torcuil Crichton
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Madam Deputy Speaker
Order. Shorter questions, please. I call Torcuil Crichton.
Torcuil Crichton (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (Lab)
A return flight from my Western Isles/Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency to Glasgow can cost £600 return. That is enough to make Donald Trump think twice about coming to his mother’s home island. There is an air discount scheme, but what we really need is a public service obligation, with Government support for those vital social and economic flights. Will the Leader of the House lean on the Department for Transport to get together with the Scottish Government, Loganair and the local authority to make those flights more affordable for islanders and for the President of the United States?
Sir Alan Campbell
I will raise that with the Department and ensure that my hon. Friend gets the answer he seeks.