Motion
Better Bus Services
S6M-19632.2 · Amendment · lodged by Webber, Sue
Lodged on
11 Nov 2025Heard / answered on
12 Nov 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 12 Nov 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-19632 in the name of Mark Ruskell (Better Bus Services), leave out from "further agrees" to end and insert "recognises that competition is essential to keeping bus fares fair and reasonable; calls on the Scottish Government to enhance the reliability and punctuality of bus services through the greater interlinking of timetables and integrated ticketing across bus and rail providers; agrees that good road surfaces are essential to improve bus services; notes that communities across Scotland, but particularly in rural areas, struggle to access bus services, and urges the Scottish Government to take action to make buses safer and to expedite the process to remove bus passes from passengers who commit antisocial behaviour."
Lodged by
Webber, Sue
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
12 Nov 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
35Against
83Abstain
0Not voted
11In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
Chamber
· 12 Nov 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 12 November 2025
I call Sue Webber to speak to and move amendment S6M-19632.2. 16:18
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 12 Nov 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 12 November 2025
I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Sue Webber is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Claire Baker will fall—actually, that amendment has already fallen. The next question is,…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 12 Nov 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 12 November 2025
The result of the division on amendment S6M-19632.2, in the name of Sue Webber, is: For 35, Against 83, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-19632Original motion10 Nov 2025 · Motion For Debate · Ruskell, MarkThat the Parliament agrees that communities across Scotland deserve affordable, accessible and reliable bus services; further agrees that more bus services across Scotland should be run in the public interest to improve services and reduce fares for all passengers; celebrates that 250 million bus journeys have been taken by young people in Scotland since ...
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S6M-19632.2Selected itemDefeated 35/8311 Nov 2025 · Amendment · Webber, SueAs an amendment to motion S6M-19632 in the name of Mark Ruskell (Better Bus Services), leave out from "further agrees" to end and insert "recognises that competition is essential to keeping bus fares fair and reasonable; calls on the Scottish Government to enhance the reliability and punctuality of bus services through the greater interlinking of timetabl...