School Bus Travel In South Lanarkshire

EDM number 169 in 2015-16, proposed by Margaret Ferrier on 23/06/2015.
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 for secondary school children in South Lanarkshire; understands that this will be implemented by the Labour-led council in August 2015 without any meaningful consultation with parents or communities; notes that these cuts will impact detrimentally on families across the local authority area; shares the concerns of parents and communities that safe walking routes will still place children at additional risk and 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 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 local authority area.

This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.