As an amendment to motion S4M-06766 in the name of Keith Brown (Transforming Scotland's Railways), leave out from "high levels" to end and insert "; believes that this is due to the importance attached to improving rail services by successive administrations since May 1999; is disappointed however that the first phase of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme has been scaled back, that projects such as the Borders Railway have experienced significant delays and that others, including the Glasgow Airport Rail Link, have been cancelled altogether; notes that the level of public subsidy for Scotland's railways in 2013-14 will be £511.5 million; further notes the publication of Rail Cymru - A People's Railway for Wales and Rebuilding Rail in 2012, and believes that the renewal of the rail franchises in 2015 should be an opportunity for discussion of the future development of rail services in Scotland, including the option of a not-for-profit or mutual company running Scotland's railways."
Result 38 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 19 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
Scottish Green Party
Submitted by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Supported by: Margaret Burgess, Nicola Sturgeon
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 30, 2013
Result 59 for, 49 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Alex Johnstone, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 30, 2013
Result 11 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Tavish Scott, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 30, 2013
Result 49 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Supported by: John Finnie, Alison Johnstone, Margo MacDonald, Jean Urquhart
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 30, 2013
Result 4 for, 105 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Defeated