Submission Documents: By Councillor Frank McAveety:- "Council recognises the importance of public transport in connecting our communities; is deeply concerned about the cuts to bus services across Glasgow, leaving communities stranded and isolated; is further concerned that there are poverty and health implications of these changes with many local people unable to directly access vital local facilities, such as hospitals, doctor's surgeries and shops; believes there to be a strong and compelling case for greater regulation and intervention to halt the decline of bus services in Glasgow and across Scotland; further believes that community consultation must be central to this process; resolves to continue to press bus operators to restore vital local bus services and to fight to ensure that passengers and communities come before profit; and agrees that the Leader of the Council should write to the Scottish Transport Minister to express this Council's concerns and request that the Scottish Government legislate to re-regulate the bus industry."
This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Frank McAveety:- "Council recognises the importance of public transport in connecting our communities; is deeply concerned about the cuts to bus services across Glasgow, leaving communities stranded and isolated; is further concerned that there are poverty and health implications of these changes with many local people unable to directly access vital local facilities, such as hospitals, doctor's surgeries and shops; believes there to be a strong and compelling case for greater regulation and intervention to halt the decline of bus services in Glasgow and across Scotland; further believes that community consultation must be central to this process; resolves to continue to press bus operators to restore vital local bus services and to fight to ensure that passengers and communities come before profit; and agrees that the Leader of the Council should write to the Scottish Transport Minister to express this Council's concerns and request that the Scottish Government legislate to re-regulate the bus industry.".
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Item Minute - 08 December 2016 | Minute | Public |
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