Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 10 December (HL11929), whether they undertook an assessment of British Airways fares and service availability between Scotland and London City airport in order to reach the conclusion that passengers are best served by the current policy.

No such assessment has been made. Airlines operate in a commercial market, and it is for them to determine which airports they operate based on their own assessment of costs and passenger demand. Government cannot dictate to airlines which services they operate or get involved in regulating the level of fares set by airlines operating in the UK.