Police Scotland Underfunded in Draft Budget
- Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2020
- Motion reference: S5M-20979
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Motions as amended
That the Parliament values the hard work of police officers and staff in keeping local communities safe; welcomes the ongoing work by Police Scotland to develop a workforce strategy that will inform the workforce mix, including specialist staff and community police officers required to deliver the 10-year policing strategy, Serving a Changing Scotland; recognises that this workforce requires capital investment, including to green the police fleet and to deliver a transformed police service; further recognises the exceptional and unprecedented demands currently facing policing in Scotland, including planning for a no-deal EU exit and COP26; supports the return of the £125 million of VAT previously paid to the UK Government, and recognises that discussions on the draft Budget 2020-21 are ongoing.
Vote
Result 58 for, 54 against, 6 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 57 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 4 did not vote
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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
- 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
- Jenny Gilruth
- Joan McAlpine
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Kate Forbes
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Maureen Watt
- 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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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 28 against
- 0 abstained
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- Adam Tomkins
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Annie Wells
- Bill Bowman
- Brian Whittle
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Maurice Corry
- Maurice Golden
- Michelle Ballantyne
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Rachael Hamilton
- Tom Mason
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Scottish Labour
- 0 for
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- 0 abstained
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- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Claire Baker
- Claudia Beamish
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- David Stewart
- Elaine Smith
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Jenny Marra
- Johann Lamont
- Lewis Macdonald
- Mary Fee
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
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Scottish Green Party
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0Independent
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Original motion text
That the Parliament believes that Police Scotland is underfunded in the Scottish Government’s draft Budget 2020-21.
Accepted amendments
Police Scotland Underfunded in Draft Budget - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Supported by: Ash Regan
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Result 58 for, 54 against, 6 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated amendments
Police Scotland Underfunded in Draft Budget - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: James Kelly, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Result 26 for, 85 against, 7 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Defeated
Amendments that have not been voted on
Police Scotland Underfunded in Draft Budget - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: John Finnie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001