As an amendment to motion S6M-03279 in the name of Graham Simpson (Workplace Parking Tax), leave out from "condemns" to end and insert "notes that the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 gives local authorities the discretionary power to implement a workplace parking licensing scheme within the context of their local transport strategy and, if a scheme is proposed, requires local authorities to undertake consultation and impact assessments on their local proposals; welcomes that COSLA and local leaders of political parties positively greeted these new powers being provided to local authorities at the time of the Act in 2019; acknowledges that local authorities in England and Wales have had these powers for over a decade, with Nottingham City Council so far making use of them, and other authorities, including Oxford and Leicester, now also considering their use, and recognises that, as well as supporting a reduction in congestion and meeting climate change goals, workplace parking schemes will raise revenue to invest in local transport priorities, including public transport and active travel, and align with other recent Scottish Government initiatives such as free bus travel for under-22s, record investment in active travel, investment in electric vehicle infrastructure and the target to reduce car kilometres by 20% by 2030."
Result 70 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, February 21, 2022
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Result 71 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Supported by: Pauline McNeill
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 23, 2022