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Scotland Loves Local - Amendment

  • Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 2021
  • Motion reference: S6M-02442.2
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 08 December 2021

As an amendment to motion S6M-02442 in the name of Tom Arthur (Scotland Loves Local), leave out from “and welcomes” to end and insert “; notes with concern Scottish Retail Consortium figures, which indicate that footfall for November 2021 was down by a fifth from November 2019; recognises, however, that Scotland’s high streets and town centres were struggling long before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and calls on the Scottish Government to deliver a budget on 9 December for 2022-23 that will drive local recovery by extending 75% non-domestic rates relief to retail, leisure, newspaper and hospitality businesses, and deliver a fair funding settlement to local authorities, so that they can properly invest in regenerating and supporting high streets and town centres.”


Vote

Result 28 for, 85 against, 2 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Defeated

Scottish National Party

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour

Scottish Green Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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No Party Affiliation

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Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-02442

Scotland Loves Local

Submitted by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, December 6, 2021

Supported by: Kate Forbes, Patrick Harvie, Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Result 87 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Passed


Defeated related amendments

Motion ref. S6M-02442.1

Scotland Loves Local - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Colin Smyth, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Supported by: Claire Baker, Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Result 21 for, 93 against, 2 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Defeated