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Scotland Welcomes 1,000 Refugees

  • Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2016
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S5M-01322
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 08 September 2016

Motions as amended

That the Parliament welcomes the 1,000 Syrian refugees who have been received by local authorities across Scotland under the UK Government’s Syrian Resettlement Programme since October 2015; commends the work of Scottish Government partners, including the Scottish Refugee Council, COSLA and particularly local authorities that have responded quickly to this humanitarian crisis; thanks the volunteers, third sector organisations and local communities that are welcoming and supporting refugees as they settle and begin to rebuild their lives; acknowledges the strong cross-party support shown at and since the First Minister’s Refugee Summit on 4 September 2015 for Scotland’s commitment to welcome refugees and play its part by taking a fair and proportionate share of the total number of refugees received by the UK; continues to urge the UK Government to do more, particularly to progress the transfer of unaccompanied child refugees under the Immigration Act 2016, and to coordinate with international partners, including Scotland's EU neighbours, to improve the situation of refugees in Europe; celebrates and encourages the warmth of welcome and strong solidarity with refugees that has been demonstrated across Scotland; supports the 'New Scots' approach of providing access to public services for all people seeking or granted refugee protection regardless of status; believes that the delivery and management of asylum support, accommodation and advice should be devolved to Scotland, and calls on the UK Government to support the creation of safe and legal routes for refugees to reach the EU and seek asylum without embarking on a dangerous and costly journey.


Supported by: Jeane Freeman, Kevin Stewart


Vote

Result 84 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • George Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • 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
  • 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
  • Alex Neil
  • Gil Paterson
  • Ash Regan
  • Gail Ross
  • 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
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Shona Robison
  • Michael Russell

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Miles Briggs
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Donald Cameron
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Peter Chapman
  • Maurice Corry
  • Ruth Davidson
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Maurice Golden
  • 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
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Labour

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

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

Original motion text

That the Parliament welcomes the 1,000 Syrian refugees who have been received by local authorities across Scotland under the UK Government’s Syrian Resettlement Programme since October 2015; commends the work of Scottish Government partners, including the Scottish Refugee Council, COSLA and particularly local authorities that have responded quickly to this humanitarian crisis; thanks the volunteers, third sector organisations and local communities that are welcoming and supporting refugees as they settle and begin to rebuild their lives; acknowledges the strong cross-party support shown at and since the First Minister’s Refugee Summit on 4 September 2015 for Scotland’s commitment to welcome refugees and play its part by taking a fair and proportionate share of the total number of refugees received by the UK; continues to urge the UK Government to do more, particularly to progress the transfer of unaccompanied child refugees under the Immigration Act 2016, and to coordinate with international partners, including Scotland's EU neighbours, to improve the situation of refugees in Europe, and celebrates and encourages the warmth of welcome and strong solidarity with refugees that has been demonstrated across Scotland.


Amendments

Motion ref. S5M-01322.3

Scotland Welcomes 1,000 Refugees - Amendment: Amendment

Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 8, 2016

Result 84 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Agreed


Motion ref. S5M-01322.1

Scotland Welcomes 1,000 Refugees - Amendment: Amendment

Submitted by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 8, 2016

Result 31 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Disagreed


Motion ref. S5M-01322.2

Scotland Welcomes 1,000 Refugees - Amendment: Amendment

Submitted by: Alex Rowley, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Supported by: Lewis Macdonald, Pauline McNeill
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 8, 2016

Result 21 for, 59 against, 36 abstained, 12 did not vote Disagreed