Taking Scotland Forward – Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
- Submitted by: Roseanna Cunningham, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
- Motion reference: S5M-00226
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Motions as amended
S5M-00226 Roseanna Cunningham: Taking Scotland Forward – Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform—That the Parliament recognises that, to meet Scotland’s climate change goals and protect the environment, there must be an outright ban on fracking in Scotland; agrees that Scotland’s stunning natural environment is one of its most precious assets and reaffirms its commitment to protecting these natural assets for today and the future; believes that securing Scotland’s long-term prosperity requires the Scottish Government to have ambition, policy coherence and a focus on realising the benefits of a low-carbon economy for people in Scotland; supports ambitious action to end fuel poverty, safeguard biodiversity, deliver a step change in community-owned renewable energy; believes that fracking and other forms of unconventional gas extraction are incompatible with Scotland’s low-carbon ambitions; notes that land reform is a process of changing the legal, political, economic and fiscal relationship between society and land across urban, rural and marine Scotland, and believes that this relationship requires radical and ongoing reform to democratise land and ensure that it is owned and used in the public interest and for the common good.
Supported by:
Joe FitzPatrick, Clare Haughey
Vote
Result 32 for, 30 against, 61 abstained, 5 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
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- Aileen Campbell
- Alasdair Allan
- Alex Neil
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bruce Crawford
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- David Torrance
- Derek Mackay
- Emma Harper
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- 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
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Mark McDonald
- Maureen Watt
- Michael Matheson
- Michael Russell
- Nicola Sturgeon
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lyle
- Rona Mackay
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Ruth Maguire
- Sandra White
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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- Annie Wells
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- 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
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Rachael Hamilton
- Ross Thomson
- Ruth Davidson
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Scottish Labour
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- Claire Baker
- Claudia Beamish
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- David Stewart
- Elaine Smith
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Johann Lamont
- Kezia Dugdale
- Lewis Macdonald
- Mark Griffin
- Mary Fee
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
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Original motion text
That the Parliament agrees that Scotland’s stunning natural environment is one of its most precious assets; recognises that wise and productive use of the country's natural capital is at the heart of a strong, sustainable, low-carbon economy; believes that both its ambition and its record make Scotland a world leader on climate change, and notes that empowering communities by reforming the way that land is owned and managed is vital to creating a fairer Scotland.
Accepted amendments
Taking Scotland Forward – Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Result 32 for, 30 against, 61 abstained, 5 did not vote Vote Passed
Taking Scotland Forward – Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Claudia Beamish, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Supported by: David Stewart
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Result 32 for, 29 against, 62 abstained, 5 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated amendments
Taking Scotland Forward – Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Result 30 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote Vote Defeated
Amendments that have not been voted on
Taking Scotland Forward – Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Mike Rumbles, North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001