Scrap the NHS Pay Cap
- Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
- Motion reference: S5M-05479
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Motions as amended
That the Parliament notes that the NHS Independent Pay Review body helps determine NHS pay on a UK-wide basis, and that the Scottish Government has consistently implemented the body’s recommendations; further notes that, as a result of recommended pay uplifts being passed on in full in Scotland, unlike other parts of the UK, band 5 Agenda for Change staff members in Scotland will be up to £312 better paid than their counterparts in England and Wales; welcomes that, over and above the pay recommendations, due to Scottish Government action for the lowest paid, entry level NHS support staff in Scotland are paid more than £1,128 more than their counterparts in England; further welcomes that no compulsory redundancies, free nurse student tuition and nurse student bursaries are being retained in Scotland, but is concerned about the impact of their loss on the NHS in other parts of the UK; however, recognises that NHS staff in Scotland have faced real challenges as a result of inflation outpacing uplifts at the top of pay bands; believes that the best resolution will be found by the Scottish Government working in partnership with NHS staff representatives; therefore calls on the Scottish Government to seek agreement with the staff side, through their representatives and unions, to jointly commission work, developing an evidence base to assess the impact of pay restraint, using this evidence as part of the submission to the next pay round of the NHS Independent Pay Review body; remains concerned that Brexit is continuing to be a cause of uncertainty for staff from other parts of the EU working in the NHS, and believes that the rights of these committed staff should be guaranteed immediately, and that maintaining freedom of movement within the EU is vital to sustain the health service for the future.
Supported by:
Colin Smyth
Vote
Result 62 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 62 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 1 did not vote
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- Aileen Campbell
- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- 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
- 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 Lochhead
- 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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- Alex Neil
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 26 against
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- Adam Tomkins
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
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- Annie Wells
- Bill Bowman
- Brian Whittle
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Maurice Corry
- Maurice Golden
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Ross Thomson
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- Douglas Ross
- John Scott
- Ruth Davidson
Scottish Labour
- 0 for
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- Anas Sarwar
- Claire Baker
- Claudia Beamish
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Elaine Smith
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Johann Lamont
- Kezia Dugdale
- Lewis Macdonald
- Mary Fee
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
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- Alex Rowley
- David Stewart
- Jenny Marra
- Mark Griffin
Scottish Green Party
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- Alison Johnstone
- Andy Wightman
- John Finnie
- Mark Ruskell
- Patrick Harvie
- Ross Greer
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- Alex Cole-Hamilton
- Liam McArthur
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- Willie Rennie
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- Ken Macintosh
Original motion text
That the Parliament believes that the NHS pay cap should be scrapped and that NHS staff should be given a real terms pay rise.
Accepted amendments
Scrap the NHS Pay Cap - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Supported by: Aileen Campbell, Maureen Watt
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Result 62 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Passed
Amendments that have not been voted on
Scrap the NHS Pay Cap - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001
Scrap the NHS Pay Cap - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Supported by: Annie Wells
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 10, 2017