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MSPs debate the Seatbelts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill, before voting on it at decision time
SNP MSP Stewart Stevenson says; "Travelling in any vehicle of any kind which is fitted with a seat belt and not using them is like jumping out of a plane without a parachute.
"It's briefly exciting but ultimately disastrous."
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Image source, bbcLabour MSP Neil Bibby
Labour MSP Neil Bibby thanks Gillian Martin for her efforts in steering this Bill through parliament.
Mr Bibby says this is a modest Bill and he wishes it had been more wide raniging, but accepts elements are reserved.
He says this legislation will make a difference to the safety of children.
Mr Bibby says fitting seatbelts to school transport is very much a step in the right direction.
Conservative MSP Jamie Greene reveals: "On average 45 children were injured between 2010 and 2015 on buses, and that is 45 too many in our eyes."
"The use of seat belts reduces fatalities by 25% and minor injuries by 75%."
He describes the Bill as "a step in the right direction."
Scottish government Minister for Transport and the Islands Humza Yousaf says "the government supports this worthy and very important Bill."
Mr Yousaf adds: "There is no legal requirement for children between three and 15 to wear seatbelts.
"This is a reserved issue with the UK government. They have no fixed plans to change this.
"However, the Bill does help promote the wearing of seatbelts."
Image source, bbcSNP MSP Gillian Martin
Ms Martin says people want these proposals to happen and people are surprised the law is not already in place.
The SNP MSP says she accepted the need to extend the Bill to cover school and activity trips.
Tory MSP Edward Mountain asks about any financial cost for this.
Ms Martin says this is evident in the revised financial memorandum.
She says she is aware the issue of costs has been a salient point throughout the Bill's scrutiny.
Ms Martin concludes saying she urges MSPs to back the Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill.
Image source, ThinkstockIn May MSPs backed legislation to make it compulsory to have seat belts on school buses.
Gillian Martin's backbench bill to make it a legal requirement for seat belts to be fitted on all dedicated home-to-school transport then faced further committee scrutiny.
There had been calls for the bill to be extended to cover buses used for school trips.
Image source, bbcSNP MSP Gillian Martin
SNP MSP Gillian Martin says: "It's been a privilege to bring forward this Bill."
Ms Martin thanks the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee for their help.
She says there can be few matters as important as the safety of our children and young people.
The SNP MSP says the proposals in her Bill are so important and stresses the importance of safety belts in accidents.
Image source, State farmProposed changes to the law to ensure all school buses are fitted with seatbelts were unveiled in March.
SNP MSP Gillian Martin formally introduced a Member's Bill at Holyrood to make seatbelts a legal requirement on dedicated school transport.
The measures contained in the Seatbelts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill have been supported by the Scottish government.
It is currently up to local authorities to demand seatbelts on school buses.
Just over half of Scotland's councils have it as a requirement within school transport contracts.
MSPs will now debate the Seatbelts on School Transport Bill , externalfor the final time.
Image source, bbcAhh, we now return to SNP MSP Gillian Martin's amendment 2 which is not unanimously agreed to.
67 MSPs backed it and 25 were against.
Image source, bbcLabour MSP Neil Bibby's amendments are agreed to
The promoting and assessing of the wearing of seat belts amendments are agreed to unanimously.
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Transport Secretary Humza Yousaf says the government joins the consensus behind Labour MSP Neil Bibby's amendments.
SNP MSP Gillian Martin, who is behind this Member's Bill, agrees.
Second grouping of amendments are announced, the main point being that there should be guidance on the promotion of wearing seatbelts.
Tory MSP Jamie Greene responds that he feels there is some weakness in some of the wording of the amendments, but says the Conservatives will be supporting all the amendments.
Green MSP John Finnie says een party joins them in supporting the amendments.
Image source, bbcRhoda Grant Neil Bibby and Gillian Martin are among many MSPs wearing a blue ribbon to mark Dyslexia Awareness Week 17
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We now move to amendments promoting and assessing seat belt use.
MSPs back Gillian Martin's amendments with 98 MSPs against, with no-one against which is surprising given the five minute division.
Image source, bbcTransport Minister Humza Yousaf
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf says the cost of breaking contracts is not known, but clearly there would be costs.
The minister says lets not break those contracts and put those councils under financial pressure.
He says all of us would like to see this Bill implemented as quickly as practicable but the impact of breaking contracts cannot be ignore nor the stark consequences for the five councils detailed.
Mr Yousaf says the government strongly supports Ms Martin's amendments.
Amendment 1 is not agreed to so we have a five minute suspension.
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant explains that "those councils who have been proactive and who have fitted seat belts will not be penalised even though other councils have not (fitted seat belts)."
She says: "Reluctantly we agreed with the amendment because it's a pragmatic way forward."