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Free Public Transport (Under-18s) (PE1107)

Tuesday 13 May 2008 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 5 contributions · 3 speakers

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Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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PE1107, by Robin Falconer, on behalf of Highland Youth Voice, calls on the Parliament to urge the Government to reduce public transport fares for all under-18s in full-time education and to make provision for young people with no income to travel free or pay only half the adult fare. The petition has been in front of us before and there are still issues to be considered, although the idea of even more highlanders coming down to the fair city of Glasgow fills me with fear and trepidation.

John Farquhar Munro LD Ross, Skye and Inverness West
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If we get the highlanders back from the city of Glasgow we might do a bit better. There are too many of them there.

Rhoda Grant Lab Highlands and Islands
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Glasgow would not cope without them.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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Fair enough. Shall we write to the Scottish Government asking it to consider the issues again and to indicate what the timetable is for any review of the very good concessionary travel scheme that has been part of the transport network for the past three or four years?Members indicated agreement.

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