Agenda item

Motion by Councillor Aston – McGill’s takeover of First East Coast’s 20, 63 and 68 services

“Committee:

1. Notes that McGill’s has taken over First East Scotland’s bus operations and that these include the vital subsidised services 20, 63 and 68,

2. Recognises that officers have been working to save these routes, which provide links to chronically underserved communities in the West and South West of the city in recent weeks and succeeded in ensuring that the previous operator continued these services, albeit in a reduced form.

3. Notes that a new operator, with potentially different priorities, could have medium- and long-term implications for the operation of these services.

4. Requests a briefing note to all elected members within one cycle detailing discussions between officers and the new operator and outlining what assurances have been given by McGill’s as to the continuation of the 20, 63 and 68 in the longer term and also on McGill’s plans to improve the sustainability and decarbonisation of their fleet.”