Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 2 November 2023.
Fiona Hyslop
Scottish National Party
This Government and its partners have rebuilt Motherwell station, with passengers now enjoying new facilities in the station. This project has also provided enhanced interchange for bus services and has improved active travel routes to and from Motherwell town centre and the local area.
Passengers throughout Scotland, including in the member’s Constituency, are benefiting from lower fares as a result of our decision to trial the removal of peak fares on ScotRail services to encourage modal shift.
We are also providing unprecedented levels of support through our concessionary travel schemes, which allow free bus travel for passengers who under 22 or over 60.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
