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The changes, it is understood, will allow regional transport partnerships to have more control over routes and fares on the bus network, without the Government having to actively own it.
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Government → understand → it
A Bill will be tabled in Holyrood next year.
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Bill → table → Holyrood
The First Minister told party members: “We need more buses and we need more frequent buses.
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we → tell → buses
“It’s good for commuters and it’s good for the climate.
“I can therefore announce today that by the end of this parliament, through franchising and regulation, the SNP will bring the bus network back into public control.”
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SNP → ’ → control
Mr Swinney also announced the extension of the £2 bus fare cap in his speech on Saturday, with Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire to be covered from April.
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Aberdeen → announce → April
The current cap covers the greater Glasgow area and the Highlands and Islands, with the Government planning to expand it to the whole country by the end of the parliamentary term in 2031.
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Government → cover → 2031
Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “We welcome his pledge to further extend the £2 bus fares cap, and to bring the bus network into public control.
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We → say → control
Paul White, director of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Scotland, said the model of public control should reflect the needs of local areas.
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model → say → areas
He said: “There is no single model that works for every community in Scotland.
“Local authorities and regional transport partnerships, working with operators, passengers and the wider public, should be able to choose the approach that best serves their area.
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that → say → area
“Greater public control may be appropriate in some places, but that does not justify imposing the same approach across the country.”
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that → justify → country
Mr White added: “The £2 fare cap offers an opportunity to attract new passengers and help existing customers with the cost of travel.
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cap → add → travel
“Operators are ready to work with the Scottish Government on its extension to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, provided it is adequately funded and operators are properly reimbursed.
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operators → work → Aberdeen
“The rollout should draw on evidence and lessons from the existing schemes in the Highlands and Islands and the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport area.
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rollout → draw → Transport
“The First Minister must now engage with the bus sector at the earliest opportunity and set out how these proposals would work in practice.
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proposals → engage → practice
“There are around 150 bus operators in Scotland, all of whom require clarity on what today’s announcement means for their businesses.”
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announcement → be → businesses
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