Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

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 application for a PSO to the department for consideration.

The Department currently has no plans to introduce a discount scheme for aviation travel to the Isles of Scilly.