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Air Routes: Public Service Obligations

Commons · Question 11191 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 6200 on Air Routes: Public Service Obligations, whether it is her Department's policy that Public Service Obligation support should primarily facilitate connec

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 26 Jun 2026

It is the responsibility of regional bodies, such as local authorities and Devolved Governments, to make a compelling case for a Public Service Obligation (PSO) against the criteria set out in the Department for Transport’s guidance on PSO routes which is...