Scotland as a Technology Nation - Amendment
- Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-11958.1
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 25 January 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-11958 in the name of Richard Lochhead (Scotland as a Technology Nation), leave out from “, and recognises” to end and insert “; notes that the recent Scottish Budget for 2024-25 will prevent Scotland’s technology sector from reaching its full potential by cutting enterprise funding, stymying economic growth, and placing a higher tax burden on Scotland, compared to the rest of the UK; further notes that recent cuts to the Scottish Funding Council and the Scottish National Investment Bank will restrict research and development opportunities in the software, medical and green technology sectors; acknowledges that the recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results will impact the technology sector with Scotland continuing to perform poorly in maths and science; believes that the poverty-related attainment gap will prevent future generations from entering the technology sector; calls on the Scottish Government to promote STEM subjects in schools, and to encourage more people to pursue technology as a career through higher education or apprenticeships, and urges the Scottish Government to work more constructively with the technology sector to grow the economy so that Scotland can continue to become a centre of world-leading technology, and provide more well-paid and highly-skilled jobs.”
Vote
Result 44 for, 66 against, 2 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
- 0 for
- 58 against
- 0 abstained
- 5 did not vote
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- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Annabelle Ewing
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christina McKelvie
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Collette Stevenson
- David Torrance
- Elena Whitham
- Emma Harper
- Emma Roddick
- Evelyn Tweed
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- George Adam
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Ivan McKee
- Jackie Dunbar
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jenni Minto
- Jenny Gilruth
- Jim Fairlie
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Karen Adam
- Kate Forbes
- Kaukab Stewart
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Màiri McAllan
- Maree Todd
- Marie McNair
- Michael Matheson
- Michelle Thomson
- Natalie Don
- Neil Gray
- Nicola Sturgeon
- Paul McLennan
- Richard Lochhead
- Rona Mackay
- Ruth Maguire
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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- Angus Robertson
- Christine Grahame
- Humza Yousaf
- Mairi Gougeon
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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- Alexander Burnett
- Annie Wells
- Brian Whittle
- Craig Hoy
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Lumsden
- Douglas Ross
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Golden
- Meghan Gallacher
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Rachael Hamilton
- Russell Findlay
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
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- Alexander Stewart
- Roz McCall
Scottish Labour
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- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Katy Clark
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Monica Lennon
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
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- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Jackie Baillie
- Mercedes Villalba
- Michael Marra
- Neil Bibby
- Rhoda Grant
Scottish Green Party
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- Ariane Burgess
- Gillian Mackay
- Lorna Slater
- Maggie Chapman
- Mark Ruskell
- Patrick Harvie
- Ross Greer
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- Beatrice Wishart
- Liam McArthur
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- Alex Cole-Hamilton
- Willie Rennie
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- Alison Johnstone
Alba Party
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- Ash Regan
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0Related motion
Scotland as a Technology Nation
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Supported by: Neil Gray, Gillian Martin, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 25, 2024
Result 50 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated
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Scotland as a Technology Nation - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 25, 2024
Result 50 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated