Petition · past parliament
Lower bus fees for under16s in Scotland
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently child poverty is a problem that won’t go away. Help our cause and give child poverty a push in the right direction
Help make a change. Make it simple but significant
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Your petition is about something that the Scottish Government is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.
The Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/petitions/index.aspx
The Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/petitions/index.aspx
Timeline
| 2 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.