Question reference: S6W-07654
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 30 March 2022 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 April 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the timescales are for the consultation on women’s safety on public transport, and how it will engage with (a) trade unions and (b) the public on this.
Answer
In addition to taking forward a National Conversation on rail, we will be consulting specifically on women’s safety when using public transport.
The specific means by which we carry out this engagement will be informed by initial discussions with women’s groups organisations, Trade Union partners and wider stakeholders. A range of options will be presented for how this engagement takes place. It is envisaged that these will include options for engagement that is open to all, focussed on specific groups or combines elements of both.
Specific timescales will be outlined following initial discussions with the relevant representative groups on the preferred approach for carrying out this engagement.