That the Parliament notes that both the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Parliament refused to give consent to the Internal Market Act because of concerns over its potential to undermine democratic decisions of the devolved legislatures; agrees that those fears have been realised to the detriment of the people of Scotland, and that the devolution settlement has been fundamentally rolled back by the Act; calls for the repeal of the Internal Market Act and for the UK Government to stop taking back control to the UK Parliament of policy decisions that should be made in Scotland; agrees that the people of Scotland are best served by both the UK and Scottish governments working together cooperatively, and calls on the UK Government to develop a more consensual means of preserving common standards and safeguards across the UK that does not undermine devolution in any part of the UK.
Supported by:
Angus Robertson, Humza Yousaf
Result 83 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Agreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
That the Parliament notes that both the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Parliament refused to give consent to the Internal Market Act because of concerns over its potential to undermine democratic decisions of the devolved legislatures; agrees that those fears have been realised to the detriment of the people of Scotland, and that the devolution settlement has been fundamentally rolled back by the Act, and calls for the repeal of the Internal Market Act and for the UK Government to stop taking back control to the UK Parliament of policy decisions that should be made in Scotland.
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, October 2, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Result 83 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, October 2, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Result 29 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, October 2, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 3, 2023