Bus Provision Disparity Across Scotland

That the Parliament is deeply concerned by reports of disparity in bus provision across the country; considers that high fares are compounding the pressures of the cost of living crisis; believes that unreliable services create a barrier to the public being able to make the change to bus travel from driving; considers that the nature of certain bus services being run privately leads to decisions on routes offered being made on the basis of profitability rather than public need; believes that Scotland's bus system is currently unfair, due to what it considers is disparity in the service offered between publicly-owned and privately-owned providers; considers that greater transition to public transport usage is essential to meeting the climate targets it believes are required to avoid catastrophic climate change; believes that all that can be done, must be done to this end, and further believes that bus services should be run as a public service, for the public good, at an affordable price.