As an amendment to motion S6M-11546 in the name of Shona Robison (Fiscal Framework Review), leave out from ", while" to end and insert "the deal was agreed to by both governments as part of the devolution settlement that has evolved significantly since 1998; regrets the lack of public scrutiny afforded by a rushed final agreement that saw the simultaneous publication of the Independent Report along with the political agreement, thereby preventing full parliamentary discussion and the input of expert bodies; believes that Scotland has been held back by the Scottish National Party administration and the UK Conservative administration, which have built a low-growth, low-wage economy and, as a result, the UK Autumn Statement was delivered in the context of a stagnating economy and the highest overall tax burden since the Second World War; notes the Scottish Fiscal Commission’s modelling of a £1.9 billion revenue gap by 2027-28 between the Scottish Government’s committed spending and projected available revenues; further notes that this analysis was undertaken prior to the First Minister’s further sizeable spending commitments made at the Scottish National Party conference in October 2023, and calls on both of Scotland’s governments to prioritise economic growth, to put wages into the pockets of hard-pressed people in Scotland, and to generate the taxes to pay for vital public services, which are currently undermined by the financial and economic incompetence of ministers in Edinburgh and London."
Result 25 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Disagreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Alba Party
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, December 4, 2023
Supported by: George Adam, Tom Arthur, Joe FitzPatrick
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Result 63 for, 56 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Result 1 for, 119 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Result 56 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Result 31 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Disagreed