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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 26 April 2025
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Meeting of the Parliament

Portfolio Question Time

Meeting date: 1 June 2023

Mark Ruskell

Inclusive and safe community spaces are vital for LGBT+ people. The Coorie Creative social enterprise in Stirling is leading the way in that regard, particularly through its clothes alteration project for trans and non-binary folk. Will the minister join me in welcoming the work of that incredible project and congratulate Coorie Creative on its upcoming summer residency at the V&A in Dundee, where it will be working with many disadvantaged groups across the city?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Transfer of Operation of ScotRail

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Mark Ruskell

That is very good to hear.

I want to switch back to the pilot to remove peak-time fares from October. It sounds as if one outcome might be that a lot of people start to get back on to trains again, which might be great for farebox income but might also lead to overcrowding—I do not know. How prepared are you as far as introducing that pilot is concerned? I guess that it is a little bit of an unknown, given that we are in the new normal and the peak has moved.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Transfer of Operation of ScotRail

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Mark Ruskell

Some time has elapsed since that original consultation and your reflection on it. We talked earlier about the new normal, the removal of peak-time fares and travel changing—perhaps consistently changing. Is your plan still fit for purpose? Might it change again? Is there clarity about what the demand on staff might be at stations?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Transfer of Operation of ScotRail

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Mark Ruskell

The impression that I am getting this morning is that industrial relations have improved a bit over the past year. Indeed, Mick Hogg has said that you have got rid of the bullies. Has it made a difference having a union representative on Scottish Rail Holdings?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Transfer of Operation of ScotRail

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Mark Ruskell

You have mentioned the future of ticket offices, and the uncertainty over the Government’s intention in that respect. What do you see as the future for such offices? Do you see the existing service being maintained forever, or do you see change being introduced? If so, what would that change look like?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Transfer of Operation of ScotRail

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Mark Ruskell

Gary Kelly and Kevin Lindsay, has that model of union representation worked?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Transfer of Operation of ScotRail

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Mark Ruskell

Okay.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Transfer of Operation of ScotRail

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Mark Ruskell

That is good to hear.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Transfer of Operation of ScotRail

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Mark Ruskell

I will pick up on the point about cost reduction, particularly in relation to new stations, and try to make it brief. It seems that there might be an opportunity to add more new stations to the existing rail network if there was a shift to using modular stations. Sites that have been mentioned to me include Torlundy, Evanton and Newburgh, where lower-cost stations could be brought in without having to build new railway lines. What are your thoughts on that? Do we need more innovation in expanding the rail network?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Transfer of Operation of ScotRail

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Mark Ruskell

Robert Sansom, what is the passenger view on ticket offices in the future?