Scotland’s Population – Meeting the Needs of our Communities, Economy and Public Services
- Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-06063
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 27 September 2022
That the Parliament notes that the Parliament has previously endorsed a motion calling for the development of a differentiated, more flexible migration policy tailored to meet Scotland’s specific needs; celebrates the social, economic and cultural contribution made to Scotland by those who have chosen to live here; notes that the UK Government’s own immigration advisers concluded in 2019 that the UK migration system is not very effective in dealing with the particular problems that remote communities experience and recommended the establishment of a pilot scheme to support migration to rural areas, and that this recommendation was accepted by the then Home Secretary in a statement to the House of Commons in July 2019; further notes the distinct demographic challenges that Scotland faces, and that all of Scotland’s population growth is projected to come from migration; notes that the independent Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population concluded in its 2019 report that the demographic challenges for rural areas would be exacerbated by the ending of freedom of movement; further notes that the Fresh Talent scheme introduced in 2005 was a differentiated migration approach for Scotland, and calls on the UK Government to accept the Rural Visa Pilot proposal, which has been jointly developed by the Scottish Government, rural and island local authorities and rural employers, and to engage constructively to support the delivery of Rural Visa Pilots that meet the needs of rural communities.
Supported by:
Mairi Gougeon, Neil Gray, Jenni Minto, Evelyn Tweed
Vote
Result 79 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 58 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 6 did not vote
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- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Angus Robertson
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Collette Stevenson
- David Torrance
- Elena Whitham
- Emma Harper
- Emma Roddick
- Evelyn Tweed
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- George Adam
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Jackie Dunbar
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jenni Minto
- Jenny Gilruth
- Jim Fairlie
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Karen Adam
- Kaukab Stewart
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Màiri McAllan
- Maree Todd
- Marie McNair
- Michael Matheson
- Michelle Thomson
- Natalie Don
- Neil Gray
- Paul McLennan
- Rona Mackay
- Ruth Maguire
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 29 against
- 0 abstained
- 2 did not vote
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- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Annie Wells
- Brian Whittle
- Craig Hoy
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Lumsden
- Douglas Ross
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Golden
- Miles Briggs
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Rachael Hamilton
- Roz McCall
- Russell Findlay
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
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Scottish Labour
- 11 for
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- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Daniel Johnson
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Mercedes Villalba
- Monica Lennon
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
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Scottish Green Party
- 7 for
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- 3 for
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Defeated amendments
Scotland’s Population – Meeting the Needs of our Communities, Economy and Public Services - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Supported by: Rhoda Grant, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Result 41 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scotland’s Population – Meeting the Needs of our Communities, Economy and Public Services - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Result 31 for, 77 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Defeated
Amendments that have not been voted on
Scotland’s Population – Meeting the Needs of our Communities, Economy and Public Services - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 27, 2022