Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 22 November (HL3917), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the Options Assessment Report produced by the Council of the Isles of Scilly regarding passenger and freight vehicles.

The Council of the Isles of Scilly scheme is a larger transport scheme (over £20m) and so is subject to further business case requirements, as set out in the Levelling Up Fund Technical Note. Officials from the Department for Transport have been in contact with the Council of the Isles of Scilly to discuss further business case requirements which will involve development of the business case over the coming months. It would not be appropriate for the Department to publish specific elements of this bid at this time due to the ongoing development of the Council of the Isles of Scilly business case, as disclosure could prejudice the commercial interests of any party.