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Scotland’s Population – Meeting the Needs of our Communities, Economy and Public Services - Amendment

  • Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2022
  • Motion reference: S6M-06063.3
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 27 September 2022

As an amendment to motion S6M-06063 in the name of Angus Robertson (Scotland’s Population – Meeting the Needs of our Communities, Economy and Public Services), leave out from first "notes" to end and insert "celebrates the social, economic and cultural contribution made to Scotland by those who have chosen to live here; acknowledges the Scottish Government’s 2021 report, A Scotland for the future: The opportunities and challenges of Scotland's changing population, which states that Scotland faces “very significant demographic challenges” and that the reasons for this are multi-faceted; further acknowledges recent figures from the National Records of Scotland that show that Scotland has the lowest life expectancy in the UK; recognises that rural areas in particular face a significant depopulation crisis; supports an immigration system that assists parts of Scotland that need migration most, in particular, remote and island communities, and believes that a new approach is required to reverse rural depopulation, as well as meet the wider population challenges facing Scotland as a whole."

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Result 31 for, 77 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Defeated

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Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-06063

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, September 26, 2022

Supported by: Mairi Gougeon, Neil Gray, Jenni Minto, Evelyn Tweed
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Result 79 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Passed

Defeated related amendments

Motion ref. S6M-06063.2

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

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-06063.1

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