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Chamber and committees

Implications of the EU Referendum for Scotland

  • Submitted by: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2016
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S5M-00601
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 28 June 2016

That the Parliament welcomes the overwhelming vote of the people of Scotland to remain in the European Union; affirms to citizens of other EU countries living here that they remain welcome and that their contribution is valued; mandates the Scottish Government to have discussions with the UK Government, other devolved administrations, the EU institutions and member states to explore options for protecting Scotland’s relationship with the EU, Scotland’s place in the single market and the social, employment and economic benefits that come from that, and instructs the Scottish Government to report back regularly to parliamentarians, to the European and External Relations Committee and the Parliament on the progress of those discussions and to seek Parliament’s approval of the outcome of that process.


Supported by: Fiona Hyslop


Vote

Result 92 for, 0 against, 31 abstained, 5 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • George Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Aileen Campbell
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Bruce Crawford
  • Roseanna Cunningham
  • Graeme Dey
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Linda Fabiani
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kate Forbes
  • Jeane Freeman
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Christine Grahame
  • Emma Harper
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Richard Lyle
  • Angus MacDonald
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Derek Mackay
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Gillian Martin
  • John Mason
  • Michael Matheson
  • Joan McAlpine
  • Mark McDonald
  • Ivan McKee
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Gil Paterson
  • Ash Regan
  • Shona Robison
  • Gail Ross
  • Michael Russell
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Stewart Stevenson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • John Swinney
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Maureen Watt
  • Paul Wheelhouse
  • Sandra White
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alex Neil

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Miles Briggs
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Donald Cameron
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Peter Chapman
  • Maurice Corry
  • Ruth Davidson
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Jamie Greene
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Alison Harris
  • Alex Johnstone
  • Liam Kerr
  • John Lamont
  • Gordon Lindhurst
  • Dean Lockhart
  • Margaret Mitchell
  • Edward Mountain
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Douglas Ross
  • John Scott
  • Graham Simpson
  • Liz Smith
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Ross Thomson
  • Adam Tomkins
  • Annie Wells
  • Brian Whittle
Did not vote
  • Maurice Golden

Scottish Labour

For
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Claudia Beamish
  • Neil Bibby
  • Kezia Dugdale
  • Mary Fee
  • Neil Findlay
  • Iain Gray
  • Mark Griffin
  • Daniel Johnson
  • James Kelly
  • Johann Lamont
  • Monica Lennon
  • Richard Leonard
  • Lewis Macdonald
  • Jenny Marra
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Colin Smyth
  • David Stewart
Against
0
Abstained
  • Elaine Smith
Did not vote
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Alex Rowley

Scottish Green Party

For
  • John Finnie
  • Ross Greer
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Alison Johnstone
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Andy Wightman
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Willie Rennie
  • Mike Rumbles
  • Tavish Scott
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Liam McArthur

Amendments

Motion ref. S5M-00601.1

Implications of the EU Referendum for Scotland - Amendment: Amendment

Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 27, 2016

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Result 34 for, 68 against, 21 abstained, 5 did not vote Disagreed