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Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union

  • Submitted by: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 December 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-23815
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 30 December 2020

Motions as amended

That the Parliament notes the legislative consent memorandum on the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill lodged by the Scottish Government on 29 December 2020; considers that, while a no deal outcome must be avoided, the Future Relationship Agreements negotiated by the UK Government would cause severe damage to Scotland’s environmental, economic and social interests; regrets that, unless the UK Government follows the EU approach of provisional ratification, the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill will receive severely limited scrutiny in the UK Parliament, with very little time given to parliamentarians in the UK Parliament and devolved legislatures across the UK, failing to recognise the significance of the agreement and failing to respect the important role of the Scottish Parliament in scrutinising legislation requiring its legislative consent; therefore does not consent to the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill; calls on the UK Government to seek a pause in current implementation while special arrangements are made to take account of these difficulties for Scotland and for the many others that will become apparent as the Bill is more fully considered; urges the Scottish Government to provide further mitigation to businesses and sectors impacted by this Agreement and the COVID-19 pandemic, and calls on the UK and Scottish governments to work together to ensure that the current rights of workers, and Erasmus, are protected and that the highest environmental standards are upheld.


Supported by: Michael Russell

Vote

Result 92 for, 30 against, 1 abstained, 6 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Aileen Campbell
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Angela Constance
  • Angus MacDonald
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Ash Regan
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Bill Kidd
  • Bob Doris
  • Bruce Crawford
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Christine Grahame
  • Clare Adamson
  • Clare Haughey
  • Colin Beattie
  • David Torrance
  • Emma Harper
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Gail Ross
  • George Adam
  • Gil Paterson
  • Gillian Martin
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Graeme Dey
  • Humza Yousaf
  • Ivan McKee
  • James Dornan
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Jeane Freeman
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Joan McAlpine
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • John Mason
  • John Swinney
  • Keith Brown
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Linda Fabiani
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Maree Todd
  • Maureen Watt
  • Michael Matheson
  • Michael Russell
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Paul Wheelhouse
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Richard Lyle
  • Rona Mackay
  • Roseanna Cunningham
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Sandra White
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Shona Robison
  • Stewart Stevenson
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Willie Coffey
Against
0
Abstained
  • Alex Neil
Did not vote
  • Kate Forbes

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Adam Tomkins
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Alison Harris
  • Annie Wells
  • Bill Bowman
  • Brian Whittle
  • Dean Lockhart
  • Donald Cameron
  • Edward Mountain
  • Finlay Carson
  • Gordon Lindhurst
  • Graham Simpson
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Jamie Greene
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • John Scott
  • Liam Kerr
  • Liz Smith
  • Margaret Mitchell
  • Maurice Corry
  • Maurice Golden
  • Miles Briggs
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Peter Chapman
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Ruth Davidson
  • Tom Mason
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Murdo Fraser

Scottish Labour

For
  • Alex Rowley
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Claire Baker
  • Claudia Beamish
  • Colin Smyth
  • Daniel Johnson
  • David Stewart
  • Elaine Smith
  • Iain Gray
  • Jackie Baillie
  • James Kelly
  • Johann Lamont
  • Lewis Macdonald
  • Mark Griffin
  • Mary Fee
  • Monica Lennon
  • Neil Bibby
  • Neil Findlay
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Richard Leonard
  • Sarah Boyack
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Jenny Marra

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Beatrice Wishart
  • Liam McArthur
  • Mike Rumbles
  • Willie Rennie
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Green Party

For
  • John Finnie
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Ross Greer
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Independent

For
  • Andy Wightman
  • Mark McDonald
Against
  • Michelle Ballantyne
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Derek Mackay

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Ken Macintosh

Original motion text

That the Parliament notes the legislative consent memorandum on the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill lodged by the Scottish Government on 29 December 2020; considers that, while a no deal outcome must be avoided, the Future Relationship Agreements negotiated by the UK Government would cause severe damage to Scotland’s environmental, economic and social interests; regrets that, unless the UK Government follows the EU approach of provisional ratification, the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill will receive severely limited scrutiny in the UK Parliament, with very little time given to parliamentarians in the UK Parliament and devolved legislatures across the UK, failing to recognise the significance of the agreement and failing to respect the important role of the Scottish Parliament in scrutinising legislation requiring its legislative consent; therefore does not consent to the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill, and calls on the UK Government to seek a pause in current implementation while special arrangements are made to take account of these difficulties for Scotland and for the many others that will become apparent as the Bill is more fully considered.

Accepted amendments

Motion ref. S5M-23815.3

Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Supported by: Anas Sarwar
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Result 94 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote Vote Passed

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S5M-23815.2

Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Result 30 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote Vote Defeated

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S5M-23815.1

Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020