As an amendment to motion S6M-01761 in the name of Angela Constance (A Person Centred Approach to Mental Health and Substance Abuse), insert at end “; notes that people cannot easily get access to the vital mental health or addiction treatment that they need; recognises that Scotland went into this pandemic with a pre-existing mental health crisis, with people seeking mental health treatment being forced to wait far too long for help; believes that progress in the rehabilitation and treatment of addiction in Scotland has been too slow, and calls for a legal right to recovery to tackle Scotland’s ongoing drug deaths crisis.”
Result 29 for, 65 against, 20 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, October 25, 2021
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd, Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Result 49 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, October 25, 2021
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Result 49 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, October 25, 2021
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 26, 2021