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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-28545

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: 11 July 2024
  • Current status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 30 July 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication of the New Scots Strategy Delivery Plan, how the national pilot scheme for free bus travel for people seeking asylum will be evaluated, and whether this will be carried out while the pilot (a) is in place or (b) has concluded.


Answer

The scheme will build on learning from the small local and regional pilots that have been delivered by third sector organisations over recent years.

Expected learning from the scheme includes impact of providing free bus travel, demand for this concession, the cost of providing this concession, and the practicalities of delivery of such a scheme at the national level. Evidence to inform the evaluation will be collated both during and post the operation of the pilot.