P-05-899 Buses for people not profit

P-05-899 Buses for people not profit

Completed

 

P-05-899 Buses for people not profit

This petition was submitted by Cllr Carolyn Thomas having collected 514 signatures online and 3,164 on paper, a total of 3,705 signatures.

 

Text of Petition   

We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge Welsh Government to regulate commercial bus operators and give powers and funding to Local Authorities to run services that best meet the needs of local people. As well as providing access to employment and education, public transport is a social, health and wellbeing issue which is growing as bus services are being rapidly reduced, affecting the mental and physical health and well being of many residents who will become socially isolated and unable to get to basic services.

 

Additional Information 

Bus operators are cutting many core services which were previously operating with little or no subsidy. Operators are not tendering for new contracts and some are requesting 6 figure sums as a subsidy to continue which is unaffordable for Local Authorities who are facing budget pressures. Local Authorities cannot run services in competition with operators. Passenger journey times for those accessing employment take too long as direct services are being cut if still exist at all and some are overcrowded The majority of residents attending the many public meetings we have held are older people who are concerned about accessing services, attending health appointments and becoming isolated. Loneliness is a huge issue in our society. It is our aim to enable older people to live in their own homes longer. It is our aim for them to stay mentally and physically fit and active. Public bus transport is now a huge urgent issue that needs addressing quickly.

 

A Petition Handover

 

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 19/11/2019.

The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to close the petition in light of the planned introduction of the Buses (Wales) Bill and the scrutiny which will be applied to it by the Assembly and another committee during the legislative process.

 

The Committee also agreed to write to the petitioner to provide them with information about how they can engage with the legislative scrutiny process in order to contribute to the development of the Bill.

Full details of the consideration of this petitions by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.

It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 01/10/2019.

 

Assembly Constituency and Region

  • Alyn and Deeside
  • North Wales

 

Further information

 

Business type: Petition

Reason considered: Senedd Business;

Status: Complete

First published: 09/09/2019