GLASGOW'S education spokesman has vowed to review the issue of free school transport for 1400 children in "the next few weeks".

Councillor Stephen Curran made the remarks during the local authority's full council meeting yesterday, saying it would be looked at as part of a wider project assessing the cost of the school day for kids and parents.

As around 20 parents and children protested outside the city chambers against the move to change boundaries for free bus travel, councillors inside the chamber debated furiously over the decision.

As reported by the Evening Times, around 1400 children in Glasgow have been stripped of their bus passes at the start of the school term.

SNP Councillor John Letford, who looks after the Maryhill Ward, told the chamber of his constituents who asked him why the council "had it in for them", and spoke of parents struggling to afford the cost of travel for their children.

Councillor Stephen Curran said he was unable to give an answer on the issue immediately, but said: "Any answer on home school transport, which we will look at in the next few weeks, has to be taken along with the consideration of everything that effects every single child in Glasgow."

SNP Councillor David Turner, for Baillieston, accused the administration of "attacking" children and vulnerable people.

Mr Turner put forward a motion for debate in the chamber, stating there had been "extensive public outcry at the decision" and "safety assessments have been called into question and ad hoc arrangements have been made".

The Labour party made an amendment to their motion, voted for by 43 councillors, to 21 against, which stated they "consider home-school transport this month as a first priority among those issues affecting families across the city."

Labour councillors say the reason for the cuts to bus travel is to retain teacher numbers.