As an amendment to motion S5M-23622 in the name of Maurice Golden (Economy), leave out from ", and calls on" to end and insert "; welcomes the repayment to date of business rates relief from larger retailers that have seen an increase in their sales over the course of the pandemic and calls on the Scottish Government to encourage these practices from other retailers that have not required the same level of rates relief as other businesses; recognises that, for the economy to recover effectively from this crisis, the Scottish Government must invest money back into small businesses, hospitality and town centres and prioritise the regeneration of the high street, and calls on it to establish a coronavirus business advisory council and produce an industrial strategy to ensure businesses are adequately supported."
Submitted by: Maurice Golden, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, December 7, 2020
Motion reference: S5M-23622
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Motion reference: S5M-23622.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Motion reference: S5M-23622.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Supported by: Kate Forbes, Fiona Hyslop, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee
Result 71 for, 31 against, 22 abstained, 5 did not vote Agreed