- Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 May 2023
- Motion reference: S6M-09014
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 18 May 2023
Motions as amended
That the Parliament commends farmers and crofters, seafood and aquaculture industries, food manufacturers and producers for the role that they play at the heart of rural, coastal and island communities in contributing to Scotland's £15 billion food and drink industry; notes that the hard Brexit negotiated by the UK Government has created serious, long-term harms for the food and drink sector, creating labour shortages, new barriers to trade and failing to prioritise Scottish interests in third country trade deals; understands the growing impact that the climate emergency is having on food production in Scotland and globally, and applauds the progress that is already being made by the sector to adapt to, and mitigate, climate change; recognises the important work of the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board, and the co-development of effective models to enable producers to produce while delivering for nature and the climate; welcomes the creation of a new, dedicated Food Security Unit as a result of the work of the Short-life Food Security and Supply Taskforce, established by the Scottish Government and industry to consider short- and long-term risks to food security; is concerned at current levels of food inflation; recognises that the UK Government holds the majority of powers and levers to support consumers and the food sector and urges it to act immediately to help them during the cost of living crisis, including with energy costs; acknowledges that Scotland will need to further adapt how and what is grown and produced to address and mitigate climate change, as well as produce more food more sustainably, to meet Scotland's commitments to be a Good Food Nation now and in the future; believes that it is unacceptable in the 21st century, in a resource rich nation, that so many people are living in food poverty and relying on food banks; notes that many of those who are living in food poverty are those who work in the food industry; urges more action on addressing low pay, zero-hours contracts and insecure work for those producing Scottish food; recognises the powers that the Scottish Government has that could be used to mitigate the cost of living crisis; believes that food production and a sustainable environment can work hand in hand for the benefit of both, and do not need to be at the expense of one or the other, and further believes that the right to food should be enshrined in Scots law, and that the Scottish Food Commission should be empowered to realise that policy urgently.
Vote
Result 83 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 55 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 9 did not vote
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For
- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Angus Robertson
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- 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
- Ivan McKee
- Jackie Dunbar
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jenni Minto
- Jenny Gilruth
- Jim Fairlie
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Karen Adam
- Kate Forbes
- Kaukab Stewart
- Keith Brown
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Marie McNair
- Michael Matheson
- Michelle Thomson
- Natalie Don
- Neil Gray
- Paul McLennan
- Rona Mackay
- Ruth Maguire
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
Against
0Abstained
0did not vote
- Christina McKelvie
- Colin Beattie
- Humza Yousaf
- Kenneth Gibson
- Màiri McAllan
- Maree Todd
- Nicola Sturgeon
- Richard Lochhead
- Siobhian Brown
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 28 against
- 0 abstained
- 3 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
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Golden
- Meghan Gallacher
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Rachael Hamilton
- Roz McCall
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
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0did not vote
- Edward Mountain
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Russell Findlay
Scottish Labour
- 17 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 5 did not vote
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- Anas Sarwar
- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Mercedes Villalba
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
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0Abstained
0did not vote
- Alex Rowley
- Jackie Baillie
- Katy Clark
- Michael Marra
- Paul Sweeney
Scottish Green Party
- 7 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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- Ariane Burgess
- Gillian Mackay
- Lorna Slater
- Maggie Chapman
- Mark Ruskell
- Patrick Harvie
- Ross Greer
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0Abstained
0did not vote
0Scottish Liberal Democrats
- 4 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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- Alex Cole-Hamilton
- Beatrice Wishart
- Liam McArthur
- Willie Rennie
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0Abstained
0did not vote
0No Party Affiliation
- 0 for
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- Alison Johnstone
Original motion text
That the Parliament commends farmers and crofters, seafood and aquaculture industries, food manufacturers and producers for the role that they play at the heart of rural, coastal and island communities in contributing to Scotland’s £15 billion food and drink industry; notes that the hard Brexit negotiated by the UK Government has created serious, long-term harms for the food and drink sector, creating labour shortages, new barriers to trade and failing to prioritise Scottish interests in third country trade deals; understands the growing impact that the climate emergency is having on food production in Scotland and globally, and applauds the progress that is already being made by the sector to adapt to, and mitigate, climate change; recognises the important work of the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board, and the co-development of effective models to enable producers to produce while delivering for nature and the climate; welcomes the creation of a new, dedicated Food Security Unit as a result of the work of the Short-life Food Security and Supply Taskforce, established by the Scottish Government and industry to consider short- and long-term risks to food security; is concerned at current levels of food inflation; recognises that the UK Government holds the majority of powers and levers to support consumers and the food sector and urges it to act immediately to help them during the cost of living crisis, including with energy costs, and acknowledges that Scotland will need to further adapt how and what is grown and produced to address and mitigate climate change, as well as produce more food more sustainably, to meet Scotland’s commitments to be a Good Food Nation now and in the future.
Accepted amendments
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 18, 2023
Result 83 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated amendments
Submitted by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 18, 2023
Result 28 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, May 18, 2023
Result 49 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Defeated