As an amendment to motion S5M-04919 in the name of Willie Rennie (Censure and Apology on the Anniversary of the Chinese Agreement), leave out from "further notes" to end and insert “censures the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work for failing to exercise basic diligence initially and then subsequently criticising opposition MSPs for raising basic questions; calls on the Scottish Government to apologise; further calls for the working practices of the department and the sign-off protocols of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work to be revised to make sure that basic checks on the human rights record and financial underpinning of potential investors are made at an earlier stage; considers that investment by Chinese companies in other parts of the UK has made a significant and positive contribution to the economies and infrastructure of the regions involved, and calls on the Scottish Government to take further action to promote Scotland as a top destination for investment by global investors, including from China, with counter-parties and on terms that are in the best interests of Scotland."
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, March 27, 2017
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Result 64 for, 54 against, 3 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Paul Wheelhouse
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Result 63 for, 55 against, 3 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Result 58 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Defeated