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Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 68730

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to improve aviation interconnectivity between the four nations of the UK.

Answered by Mike Kane

Airports serve our local communities by supporting thousands of jobs in the regions and acting as a gateway to international opportunities, alongside maintaining social and family ties and strengthening the bonds between the four nations.

The Government supports connectivity across the union through our joint-funding of three Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes into London from Newquay, Dundee and Derry/Londonderry.

Furthermore, the Aviation Futures Forum, which I Co-Chair, has agreed to establish a number of working groups including one on Regional Aviation. The Group will report back to the Forum in due course.

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