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Written Question · S6W-41556 · Session 6

On how many occasions National Entitlement Cards have been (a) suspended and (b) rescinded in each year since 2021, also broken down by Nat…

Answered Asked by Tim Eagle Con Lodged 27 Oct 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions National Entitlement Cards have been (a) suspended and (b) rescinded in each year since 2021, also broken down by National Entitlement Card scheme.

The answer

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 4 Nov 2025 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

(a) The following table below shows the number of cardholders, who had their entitlement to free bus travel suspended, each year from 2021 to 2025 (as of 31 October 2025), broken down by Scheme.YearOlder and Disabled Persons’ SchemeYoung Persons’ SchemeTotal20211N/A12022303202311220242352025404(b) As part of standard processes, cards are cancelled and "hotlisted" within the Card Management System used by Local Authorities. This is for a number of reasons, most commonly when a replacement card is ordered (e.g. to replace lost, broken cards etc), the existing card will be cancelled, however, we do not record this particular data.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-41556 by reference.