What plans it has to develop accessible subsidised transport provision for people with disabilities who are unable to access public transpo…

The Executive is committedto ensuring that public transport is accessible to people with disabilities.Under the partnership agreement the Executive is committed to assessingimproved public transport concessions for disabled people.
The assessment will, amongother things, look at the barriers to accessible transport for disabled people,enhanced concessionary fares and options for door to door travel. To achievethis we will work with public transport providers, the Mobility and AccessCommittee for Scotland, voluntary and other interested bodies. We are aboutto commence a public consultation on how best to take forward the assessmentand extending the concessionary bus fare scheme to a national off-peak schemefor older and disabled people.
Ministers have also approveda £0.5 million per annum budget to pilot rural demand responsive transportbetween 2004-06 and a further £0.5 million per annum to pilot urban communitytransport/demand responsive transport over the same period.