Written Question · S6W-35787 · Session 6
Further to the answer to question S6W-27244 by Jim Fairlie on 13 May 2024, whether it will provide an update on how many journeys have been…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27244 by Jim Fairlie on 13 May 2024, whether it will provide an update on how many journeys have been made through the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme, broken down by local authority, based on the latest available data.
The answer
The following table shows the number of journeys, broken down by local authority, made through the Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme since its launch in January 2022 up to 28 February 2025. Journeys are based on the local authority in which the card was issued, therefore some journeys will have been undertaken outwith the local authority area.Local AuthorityTotal JourneysAberdeen City11,755,210Aberdeenshire5,817,811Angus Council2,795,910Argyll & Bute1,592,223City of Edinburgh42,368,125Clackmannanshire949,142Comhairle nan Eilean Siar290,964Dumfries and Galloway2,808,657Dundee City9,078,908East Ayrshire5,095,101East Dunbartonshire2,729,489East Lothian5,856,702East Renfrewshire2,688,049Falkirk2,943,570Fife15,847,992Glasgow City26,926,132Highland4,210,245Inverclyde3,073,230Midlothian5,444,718Moray1,703,065North Ayrshire5,677,541North Lanarkshire8,155,430Orkney Islands285,724Perth & Kinross4,563,953Renfrewshire6,794,793Scottish Borders2,696,004Shetland Islands553,252South Ayrshire2,923,356South Lanarkshire7,440,121Stirling2,524,385West Dunbartonshire3,564,053West Lothian4,880,594Total204,034,449
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-35787 by reference.