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Thursday 12th February 2026

Asked by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure the affordability of essential transport services to the Isles of Scilly.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Air and sea services to and from the islands are commercially operated without public subsidy. The department recently awarded £750,000 through our Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Fund towards a feasibility study, exploring whether new low-carbon technology provides a viable solution for a future passenger service to the Isles of Scilly from the mainland.

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