As an amendment to motion S6M-10406 in the name of Mairi Gougeon (Celebrating the Resilience of Scotland’s Food and Drink Sector), leave out from “acknowledges” to end and insert “recognises both the challenges and the opportunities resulting from the United Kingdom leaving the European Union; acknowledges the challenges caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and climate change, and the need for the sector to respond and adapt, and believes that allowing Scotland’s food producers to adopt gene-editing technology would boost the sector’s resilience, provide greater security against climate change disease and drought, and enhance crop yields, nutritional value and reliability.”
Result 29 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, September 11, 2023
Motion reference: S6M-10406
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Supported by: Gillian Martin
Result 83 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, September 11, 2023
Motion reference: S6M-10406.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Result 16 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote Disagreed