Written Question · S1W-31398 · Session 1
Whom it consulted about any restriction of the extension of the public service obligation for the Glasgow to Barra air link to one year; wh…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whom it consulted about any restriction of the extension of the public service obligation for the Glasgow to Barra air link to one year; whether the continuation of the air link is related to the introduction of the new Sound of Barra ferry service; whether it will give a commitment to ensuring that an air service from Barra will be maintained beyond the one-year extension of the current public service obligation; whether the Glasgow to Barra air link could be maintained without a public service obligation, and what the reasons are for its position on these matters.
The answer
The Scottish Executive consulted Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Western Isles Enterprise and local Barra interests on the continued imposition of a public service obligation on the Barra to Glasgow air service. The Executive wishes to ensure that the air service continues to be tenable given the enhanced ferry service to be introduced in summer 2003. It will therefore conduct a strategic review in September 2003 to determine the future of the air service in light of the impact of these improvements.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-31398 by reference.