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Scotland’s Economy: Amendment 3

  • Submitted by: Iain Gray, East Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2014
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S4M-08714.3
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 08 January 2014

As an amendment to motion S4M-08714 in the name of John Swinney (Scotland’s Economy), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert “believes that the Scottish Government must act now to secure what is a fragile economic recovery and ensure a secure, sustainable future in which all can share fairly; notes the importance that the Scottish Government’s Fiscal Commission Working Group and Scotland’s Future: Your Guide to an Independent Scotland place on retaining key elements of the social and economic union, including sterling and a single central bank, as well as the 'significant and complex linkages between households, businesses and financial services operating across the UK', and recognises that the greatest economic potential for Scotland and its people lies with a strong, devolved parliament using every power at its disposal, including new tax and borrowing powers and maximising the opportunity of shared risk and reward in the United Kingdom.”


Vote

Result 49 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed

Scottish National Party

For
0
Against
  • George Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Colin Beattie
  • Marco Biagi
  • Keith Brown
  • Margaret Burgess
  • Aileen Campbell
  • Roderick Campbell
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Bruce Crawford
  • Roseanna Cunningham
  • Graeme Dey
  • Nigel Don
  • Bob Doris
  • Jim Eadie
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Linda Fabiani
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Rob Gibson
  • Christine Grahame
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Adam Ingram
  • Colin Keir
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Richard Lyle
  • Kenny MacAskill
  • Angus MacDonald
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Derek Mackay
  • Mike MacKenzie
  • John Mason
  • Michael Matheson
  • Stewart Maxwell
  • Joan McAlpine
  • Mark McDonald
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Aileen McLeod
  • Fiona McLeod
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Alex Neil
  • Gil Paterson
  • Dennis Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Michael Russell
  • Alex Salmond
  • Stewart Stevenson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • John Swinney
  • Dave Thompson
  • David Torrance
  • Maureen Watt
  • Paul Wheelhouse
  • Sandra White
  • John Wilson
  • Humza Yousaf
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Christian Allard
  • Chic Brodie
  • James Dornan
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Jamie Hepburn

Scottish Labour

For
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Richard Baker
  • Claudia Beamish
  • Neil Bibby
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Malcolm Chisholm
  • Kezia Dugdale
  • Mary Fee
  • Neil Findlay
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Iain Gray
  • Mark Griffin
  • Hugh Henry
  • Johann Lamont
  • Lewis Macdonald
  • Ken Macintosh
  • Hanzala Malik
  • Jenny Marra
  • Paul Martin
  • Margaret McCulloch
  • Margaret McDougall
  • Michael McMahon
  • Siobhan McMahon
  • Anne McTaggart
  • Elaine Murray
  • Graeme Pearson
  • John Pentland
  • Drew Smith
  • Elaine Smith
  • David Stewart
Against
  • Patricia Ferguson
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Claire Baker
  • Jayne Baxter
  • Cara Hilton
  • James Kelly
  • Duncan McNeil
  • Richard Simpson

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
  • Gavin Brown
  • Cameron Buchanan
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Ruth Davidson
  • Alex Fergusson
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Annabel Goldie
  • Alex Johnstone
  • John Lamont
  • Nanette Milne
  • Margaret Mitchell
  • Mary Scanlon
  • John Scott
  • Liz Smith
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Jamie McGrigor

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Jim Hume
  • Liam McArthur
  • Alison McInnes
  • Willie Rennie
  • Tavish Scott
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
0
Against
  • John Finnie
  • Jean Urquhart
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Margo MacDonald

Scottish Green Party

For
0
Against
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Alison Johnstone
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Related motion

Motion ref. S4M-08714

Scotland’s Economy

Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 6, 2014

Supported by: Fergus Ewing, Derek Mackay
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Result 60 for, 51 against, 1 abstained, 15 did not vote Agreed


Amendments

Motion ref. S4M-08714.1

Scotland’s Economy - Amendment: Amendment

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Result 19 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed


Motion ref. S4M-08714.2

Scotland’s Economy - Amendment: Amendment

Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Result 4 for, 110 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed


Motion ref. S4M-08714.4

Scotland’s Economy - Amendment: Amendment

Submitted by: Gavin Brown, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Result 14 for, 95 against, 5 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed