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The bill would set up a framework to regulate routes throughout the country. Robertson said: "There is no fair competition because the barrier to entering that market for a new provider is simply too high." In a message to ferry firm owners, he said: "We are tired of your methods, we're tired of your rip-off prices, and we're tired of funding your huge ballooning bank debt interest." Robertson named 28 November to list the bill for a second reading. Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George said he supported the bill's purpose, with a "need for closer government oversight and public assurance through regulation" in his St Ives constituency which includes the Isles of Scilly. "There's no equivalent to the pensioners' bus pass or the £3 bus fare," he said, adding islanders on St Martin's had told him they paid £120 to get to a health appointment.
