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Free School Bus Travel In Glasgow

EDM number 133 in 2015-16, proposed by Patrick Grady on 15/06/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Buses and Schools.

That this House is deeply concerned at proposals to alter the qualifying distance for free bus travel by primary and secondary school children in Glasgow; understands that this will be implemented by the Labour-led City Council in August 2015 without any meaningful consultation with parents or communities, and that this will reduce free transport provision in the city from 3,214 qualifying children to just 1,383 children; notes that these cuts will impact detrimentally on families across the city, with areas such as Maryhill and Milton in the north of the city being disproportionately impacted, in part due to the City Council's previous school closure programmes which targeted the Maryhill area including the closure of St Agnes', Wyndford and St Gregory's primary schools; shares the belief of many parents that previous promises by the City Council which were made when schools were closed in recent years are now being reneged upon; shares the concerns of parents and communities that safe walking routes will still place children at additional risk, that increased travel times may put at risk the attendance of children at school and increase the travel costs for families in deprived areas who see no alternative but to pay for commercial bus transport; and believes that the City Council should halt the plans to axe the free school bus provision and start a meaningful and respectful dialogue with parents, children and communities should it decide at any point in the future to reform free school transport arrangements within the city.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Patrick Grady15/06/2015Glasgow NorthScottish National PartyProposed
Anne McLaughlin15/06/2015Glasgow North EastScottish National PartySeconded
Alison Thewliss15/06/2015Glasgow CentralScottish National PartySeconded
Natalie McGarry15/06/2015Glasgow EastScottish National PartySeconded
Lisa Cameron15/06/2015East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowScottish National PartySeconded
Martin Docherty15/06/2015West DunbartonshireScottish National PartySeconded
Margaret Ferrier15/06/2015Rutherglen and Hamilton WestScottish National PartySigned
Carol Monaghan15/06/2015Glasgow North WestScottish National PartySigned
David Simpson16/06/2015Upper BannDUPSigned
Jim Shannon16/06/2015StrangfordDUPSigned
Michael Weir16/06/2015AngusScottish National PartySigned
Drew Hendry17/06/2015Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned
Chris Stephens17/06/2015Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySigned
Angela Crawley18/06/2015Lanark and Hamilton EastScottish National PartySigned
Keith Vaz22/06/2015Leicester EastLabourSigned
Marion Fellows23/06/2015Motherwell and WishawScottish National PartySigned
Alex Salmond23/06/2015Signed
Stephen Gethins23/06/2015North East FifeScottish National PartySigned
Chris Law24/06/2015Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
Patricia Gibson29/06/2015North Ayrshire and ArranScottish National PartySigned
Richard Arkless01/07/2015Dumfries and GallowayScottish National PartySigned
Stuart Donaldson06/07/2015West Aberdeenshire and KincardineScottish National PartySigned

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