Lifeline Flights

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 25 June 2009.

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Photo of Alistair Carmichael Alistair Carmichael Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland), Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) 10:30, 25 June 2009

I am grateful for that answer, but in my constituency, which has genuine lifeline routes, there is growing concern about the increasing cost and the decreasing quality of service provided to local people since Flybe took over the franchise. Is he prepared to set up a meeting, perhaps including his opposite number in the Scottish Government and local representatives, to see how the Minister's regulatory functions and the Scottish Government's funding obligations might all be brought together to ensure that the people who need the services most get the best quality service?