Taking Scotland Forward – Scotland’s Economy, Short Term Resilience and Long Term Opportunities
- Submitted by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2016
- Motion reference: S5M-00212
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Motions as amended
S5M-00212 Keith Brown: Taking Scotland Forward – Scotland’s Economy, Short Term Resilience and Long Term Opportunities – That the Parliament recognises the importance of a strong economy to underpin strong public services; recognises recent successes, such as Scotland securing more foreign development investment projects in 2015 than any other part of the UK outside London, but also acknowledges key challenges, including those facing the oil and gas industry and the renewables sector; that the unemployment rate is 6.2% compared to the UK rate of 5.1%, the widest gap since 2004, and the fact that 19% of Scottish businesses cannot get the skills that they need; believes that such challenges and the slipping Scottish economy necessitate urgent new action to improve productivity through innovation, investment, internationalisation and tackling inequality, and further believes that this must include investment in education to give businesses the skills that they need and make Scottish education the best again, a step change in mental health services to help people get back to work and ensure a fit and healthy workforce, broadband and modern mobile phone coverage everywhere in Scotland, improved transport infrastructure, a competitive business tax system and the decentralisation of power so that communities have greater opportunities to secure economic progress in their area."
Supported by:
Fergus Ewing, Jamie Hepburn, Paul Wheelhouse
Vote
Result 93 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 58 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 5 did not vote
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- Aileen Campbell
- Alasdair Allan
- Alex Neil
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Bruce Crawford
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- David Torrance
- Derek Mackay
- Emma Harper
- Fergus Ewing
- Fulton MacGregor
- Gail Ross
- George Adam
- Gil Paterson
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- Ivan McKee
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jeane Freeman
- Jenny Gilruth
- Joan McAlpine
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Kate Forbes
- Keith Brown
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Mark McDonald
- Maureen Watt
- Michael Matheson
- Michael Russell
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lochhead
- Richard Lyle
- Rona Mackay
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Ruth Maguire
- Sandra White
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 31 for
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- Adam Tomkins
- Alex Johnstone
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Alison Harris
- Annie Wells
- Brian Whittle
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Ross
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jeremy Balfour
- John Lamont
- John Scott
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Maurice Corry
- Maurice Golden
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Rachael Hamilton
- Ross Thomson
- Ruth Davidson
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0Scottish Labour
- 0 for
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- Anas Sarwar
- Claire Baker
- Claudia Beamish
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- David Stewart
- Elaine Smith
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Lewis Macdonald
- Mark Griffin
- Mary Fee
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
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Scottish Green Party
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Original motion text
That the Parliament recognises the importance of a strong economy to underpin strong public services; recognises recent successes, such as Scotland securing more foreign development investment projects in 2015 than any other part of the UK outside London, but also acknowledges key challenges, including those facing the oil and gas industry and the renewables sector; supports a focus on improving productivity through innovation, investment, internationalisation and tackling inequality, and commits to take action in support of Scotland’s economy, including extending broadband, investing in infrastructure and building the skills and talents of Scotland's people.
Accepted amendments
Taking Scotland Forward – Scotland’s Economy, Short Term Resilience and Long Term Opportunities - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Result 94 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated amendments
Taking Scotland Forward – Scotland’s Economy, Short Term Resilience and Long Term Opportunities - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Result 31 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Defeated
Taking Scotland Forward – Scotland’s Economy, Short Term Resilience and Long Term Opportunities - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Supported by: David Stewart
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Result 50 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Defeated