§ 66. Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he has now considered the question of a seaplane service to operate between Greenock and the islands on the West Coast of Scotland; and whether he has any statement to make on the subject?
Captain BalfourThere are already services to the Western Islands operated by landplane from Renfrew, and application has been made to the licensing authority for an additional service from Aberdeen to Stornoway by way of Inverness. No proposals have been made, so far as I am aware, for a seaplane service from Greenock, but this is a matter on which an operating company would now approach the licensing authority.
§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanWill the hon. and gallant Gentleman give an assurance on behalf of the Western Islands that no self-respecting Highlander on his way to Glasgow or some other centre of civilisation will be stranded in the wilds of Greenock?