UK Parliament to take back control of rail services from Scottish Government

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The Scottish Government are currently responsible for specifying and paying for Scotland's rail services. Despite being funded (via UK Government Grant and Scottish Rate of Income Tax) to run trains 7 days a week, around 90% of Scotland has been without any Sunday services since March 2021.

Abellio - which is currently contracted and paid by the Scottish Government to run Scotland's rail services has been in dispute with RMT since March. According to RMT, Abellio refuse to negotiate. Scottish Government encourage Abellio to negotiate, but have refused to force them to, saying it is not their responsibility. If Scotland really is 'better together' then UK Government should intervene to force restoration of Sunday trains as the Scottish Government has failed to do so.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Any decision on whether or not to return particular devolved powers to the UK Government would be a matter for the people of Scotland, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

27 Sep 2021	Petition opened for signatures
30 Sep 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 Sep 2021

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