PE2028: Extend the concessionary bus travel scheme to include people seeking asylum in Scotland
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to extend the current Concessionary Travel Scheme to include all people seeking asylum in Scotland regardless of age.
Petitioner: Pinar Aksu on behalf of Maryhill Integration Network and Doaa Abuamer on behalf of the Voices Network
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 05 June 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee consideration
SPICe Briefing (128KB, pdf) (128KB, pdf) (128KB, pdf) posted 14 September 2023
Committee Meetings
20 September 2023: Extend the concessionary bus travel scheme to include people seeking asylum in Scotland. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the Scottish Refugee Council and the Refugee Survival Trust.
Official Report of Meeting 20 September 2023
Written Submissions
PE2028/A: Scottish Government submission of 27 June 2023 (94KB, pdf) (94KB, pdf) posted 28 June 2023
PE2028/B: Petitioner submission of 17 July 2023 (47KB, pdf) (47KB, pdf) posted 25 July 2023
PE2028/C: Refugee Sanctuary Scotland submission of 15 October 2023 (144KB, pdf) (144KB, pdf) posted 30 October 2023
PE2028/D: Transport Scotland submission of 24 October 2023 (154KB, pdf) (154KB, pdf) posted 30 October 2023
PE2028/E: Scottish Refugee Council submission of 6 February 2024 (185KB, pdf) posted 26 February 2024