As an amendment to motion S5M-12010 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Scotland's Digital Connectivity), after "island communities" insert "; calls on the Scottish Government to publish a full and clear regional timetable for the roll-out of superfast broadband; further calls for R100 to prioritise the remote, rural and island communities that currently endure unreliable, intermittent or no broadband connections; recognises that the Scottish Government's participation in delivering improved broadband, thus far, has been slow, particularly for those areas with the worst performing services, and that the cost of delivering the R100 programme may be significantly more than it has publicised".
Submitted by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Supported by: Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 3, 2018
Result 28 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Colin Smyth, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Supported by: Claudia Beamish
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 3, 2018
Result 104 for, 2 against, 6 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Peter Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Supported by: Finlay Carson, Liam Kerr, Tom Mason
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 3, 2018
Result 28 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated