Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future - Amendment 3
Submitted by:
Claire Baker,
Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour.
Date lodged:
Monday, 08 September 2025
Motion reference: S6M-18763.3
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 09 September 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-18763 in the name of Fiona Hyslop (Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future), leave out from "that the UK Government’s" to end and insert "the benefits of public ownership and welcomes proposals from the UK Government for the rest of the UK, including cross-border travel into Scotland; notes the repeated assurances from the UK Government that its plans on rail reform would not affect Scottish Government powers; welcomes the permanent removal of peak fares but notes that it only came about after significant pressure on the Scottish Government; acknowledges that ScotRail passenger numbers are still nearly 20% lower than pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels; recognises that, with punctuality and reliability being the highest complaint topics to ScotRail, more must be done to improve the service, including addressing overcrowding and short-forming, in order to achieve modal shift and attract passengers back to the railways, and acknowledges the importance of protections against violence and abuse for ScotRail workers."
Vote
Result23 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not voteVote Defeated