As an amendment to motion S5M-22711 in the name of Colin Smyth (Sustainable Aviation Beyond COVID-19), leave out from “in continuing” to end and insert "and on the industry’s workforce; recognises the role of aviation, and in particular its importance to Scotland’s remote and islands' communities, but accepts that pre-COVID aviation levels are unsustainable; notes that, after previously supporting policies designed to increase aviation growth, the First Minister publicly stated in November 2019 that flying less is part of her personal response to the climate emergency; expresses concern at the risk of further widespread job losses in aviation and in connected sectors in the absence of a just transition plan for the industry; believes that such a plan must include measures to ensure that the regrowth of aviation is kept below pre-COVID levels, and to invest in new sustainable jobs with a focus on communities, which have been heavily reliant on the aviation industry; calls on the Scottish Government to work with the environment movement to establish safe and sustainable levels of aviation that are consistent with the necessary reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; believes that the quarantine system for international travel must be designed around public health objectives, and urges the Scottish Government to examine the approach to quarantine being used by countries showing the greatest success at controlling COVID infection rates."
Result 6 for, 109 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Defeated
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Submitted by: Colin Smyth, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 14, 2020
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Sarah Boyack, Pauline McNeill
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Result 54 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Result 29 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Fiona Hyslop, Ivan McKee, Paul Wheelhouse
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Result 54 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated