Question reference: S6W-14226
- Date lodged: 23 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) regarding the proposal to withdraw the Network Support Grant scheme at the end of March 2023.
Answer
There are currently no plans to withdraw the Network Support Grant scheme and as such, no discussions on this topic have been held with SPT.
The Network Support Grant Plus scheme is a temporary scheme which is coming to an end on 31 March 2023. The Scottish Government, bus operators, local authorities and regional transport partnerships including SPT are continuing to collaborate through the Bus Taskforce to explore how to address the challenges of rising costs and driver shortages currently facing the bus industry.