That the Parliament recognises the importance of affordable bus services connecting people to employment, education and essential services; welcomes the success of the free bus schemes available to 2.4 million people, including all those aged under 22, over 60 and disabled people; believes that more can be done to make it easier and cheaper for everyone to get around and supports, therefore, the phased rollout of a £2 bus fare cap, building on its introduction in the Highlands and Islands; endorses the introduction of the £2 cap in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Inverclyde as quickly as is practicable as part of the next phase of a national rollout; welcomes the opportunity to develop Better Buses legislation in the current parliamentary session to support the delivery of affordable fares nationally and foster new routes, not least in rural areas, and calls on the Scottish Government to take active steps to make bus franchising a reality, by providing the funding and support necessary for Regional Transport Partnerships to fully and more rapidly exercise the powers set out in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, and to advance public control of farebox revenue so that Scotland's passengers, not private operators, benefit from a restored public bus network.
Supported by: Tom Arthur
Result 93 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote Agreed
That the Parliament recognises the importance of affordable bus services connecting people to employment, education and essential services; welcomes the success of the free bus schemes available to 2.4 million people, including all those aged under 22, over 60 and disabled people; believes that more can be done to make it easier and cheaper for everyone to get around and supports, therefore, the phased rollout of a £2 bus fare cap, building on its introduction in the Highlands and Islands; endorses the introduction of the £2 cap in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Inverclyde as quickly as is practicable as part of the next phase of a national rollout, and welcomes the opportunity to develop Better Buses legislation in the current parliamentary session to support the delivery of affordable fares nationally and foster new routes, not least in rural areas.
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00367.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 23 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00367.2
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00367.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Result 84 for, 26 against, 9 abstained, 10 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00367.4
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 10 for, 107 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00367.5