Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Debate: Ending Peak Rail Fares on ScotRail Trains

Graham Simpson S6M-14405 That the Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to reverse its decision to reintroduce peak fares on Scotland's railway. Fiona Hyslop S6M-14405.3 As an amendment to motion S6M-14405 in the name of Graham Simpson (Ending Peak Rail Fares on ScotRail Trains), leave out from "calls" to end and insert "notes that the pioneering Scottish Government 12-month trial removal of peak rail fares has not been introduced anywhere else in Britain; regrets that the trial, which cost up to £40 million of Scottish Government support, was only a partial success in encouraging rail use; notes the reluctant decision by the Scottish Government to end the trial due to the fiscal constraints chosen by successive UK administrations; encourages rail passengers to take advantage of the new range of reduced season, flexi and super off-peak tickets, and calls on the Scottish Government to make use of the valuable data from the trial in further developing its rail fare policy." Alex Rowley S6M-14405.2 As an amendment to motion S6M-14405 in the name of Graham Simpson (Ending Peak Rail Fares on ScotRail Trains), insert at end ", and agrees that making public transport more accessible, affordable and reliable is key to supporting more people to use public transport."