Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many foot passengers were carried on the surface mode services between the Isles of Scilly and the mainland for each of the last five years.

Data on the number of UK domestic sea passengers by route is published annually in table SPAS0201. Data on passengers between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is shown in the table below for the last five years available. Data on the route between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly is not published separately and is included in the “other domestic sea crossings” category. These statistics include all vehicle drivers, their passengers and foot passengers on ferries.

The Department does not hold data on vehicles carried by ferry services on these routes. The ports on the Isles of Scilly and Isle of Wight are classified as minor ports in DfT Port Freight Statistics as they handle less than a million tonnes of cargo annually, therefore only total tonnage is collected from the ports to reduce the burden on smaller ports and companies in the UK. The Department does not hold data on the number of air passengers carried between the Isle of Wight and the UK mainland.