Motions, questions and answers

Affordable Bus Fares

S7M-00367 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Flynn, Stephen

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Amendments and how the chamber decided

1. Selected item

   Carried 93/26
   S7M-00367
   15 Jun 2026 · Motion For Debate · Flynn, Stephen
   That the Parliament recognises the importance of affordable bus services connecting people to employment, education and essential services; welcomes the success of the free bus schemes available to 2.4 million people, including all those aged under 22, over 60 and disabled people; believes that more can be done to make it easier and cheaper for everyone t...
2. Linked amendment/item

   Defeated 23/78
   S7M-00367.1
   16 Jun 2026 · Amendment · Simpson, Graham
   As an amendment to motion S7M-00367 in the name of Stephen Flynn (Affordable Bus Fares), insert at end "; believes that any such legislation should aim to streamline the process of introducing franchising, and calls on the Scottish Government to speed up its work on introducing multi-modal smart ticketing across Scotland.
3. Linked amendment/item
   S7M-00367.2
   16 Jun 2026 · Amendment · Rennie, Willie
   As an amendment to motion S7M-00367 in the name of Stephen Flynn (Affordable Bus Fares), insert at end "; acknowledges that passenger journeys on local buses have declined in the last 10 years; believes that the delay in implementing and providing guidance relating to the provisions in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 on bus franchising has impacted on l...
4. Linked amendment/item

   Carried 84/26
   S7M-00367.3
   16 Jun 2026 · Amendment · Johnson, Daniel
   As an amendment to motion S7M-00367 in the name of Stephen Flynn (Affordable Bus Fares), insert at end ", and calls on the Scottish Government to take active steps to make bus franchising a reality, by providing the funding and support necessary for Regional Transport Partnerships to fully and more rapidly exercise the powers set out in the Transport (Sco...
5. Linked amendment/item

   Defeated 10/107
   S7M-00367.4
   16 Jun 2026 · Amendment · Hoy, Craig
   As an amendment to motion S7M-00367 in the name of Stephen Flynn (Affordable Bus Fares), leave out from "believes that” to end and insert "considers that a functioning bus network should be centred on affordability and reliability and that competition between different providers is the most effective way to achieve this; notes with concern the deter...
6. Linked amendment/item
   S7M-00367.5
   16 Jun 2026 · Amendment · Harvie, Patrick
   As an amendment to motion S7M-00367 in the name of Stephen Flynn (Affordable Bus Fares), insert at end "; believes that the many forms of action and subsidy implemented by the Scottish Government illustrate the failure of the privatised and deregulated model of bus provision; recognises the tireless efforts of campaigners who have made the case for a move...