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Chamber and committees

Approval of SSI: Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2016
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S5M-02121.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 03 November 2016

As an amendment to motion S5M-02121 in the name of Joe FitzPatrick (Approval of SSI), insert at end "but, in so doing, regrets that the Scottish Government’s proposals for Council Tax reform undermine the principle of local accountability and autonomy and fail to address a number of issues identified by the Commission on Local Tax Reform; notes the opportunities to remedy this during the current session of Parliament, and considers that there should be further discussions by all parties to seek to establish an enduring system of local government finance."


Vote

Result 64 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 1 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
0
Against
  • 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
  • Alex Neil
  • 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
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
  • 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
  • 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
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alex Johnstone

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
  • Alex Rowley
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Elaine Smith
  • Colin Smyth
  • David Stewart
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

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
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
  • Mike Rumbles
  • Tavish Scott
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Related motion

Motion ref. S5M-02121

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Joe FitzPatrick, Dundee City West, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 3, 2016

Result 92 for, 35 against, 0 abstained, 1 did not vote Agreed


Amendments

Motion ref. S5M-02121.1.1

Approval of SSI - Amendment: Amendment

Submitted by: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Supported by: Joe FitzPatrick
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 3, 2016

Result 63 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 1 did not vote Disagreed