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Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland’s Public Services - Amendment 2

  • Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-13602.2
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 13 June 2024

As an amendment to motion S6M-13602 in the name of Shona Robison (Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland’s Public Services), leave out from first "welcomes" to end and insert "recognises that communities across Scotland are being failed by the Scottish National Party (SNP) administration’s approach to reform and funding of Scotland’s public services; notes that there are significant issues across Scotland’s vital public services, including in the NHS, education, local government and housing, and that these issues are having a real impact on inequality; understands that the SNP has consistently failed to deliver the reform that Scotland’s public services have desperately needed over the last 17 years; recognises that funding for local authorities has been cut by a cumulative total of over £6 billion since 2014, resulting in local authorities across Scotland being forced to make difficult decisions on the provision of essential services in order to make ends meet; understands that the NHS is particularly impacted by the SNP’s failure to deliver reform, with £1.3 billion spent on delayed discharge since the Scottish Government committed to eradicate it, and millions spent every year on agency staff; recognises the invaluable contribution of Scotland’s public sector workers, who deliver the services that people rely on in challenging circumstances; believes that improving the terms and conditions of workers across the public sector is essential, especially in areas such as social care; understands that financial mismanagement and a failure to deliver economic growth has resulted in less money being generated for investment in public services; recognises the role that technology can play in improving public services, and calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise economic growth to boost wages and create jobs in all parts of Scotland, as well as financial competence and transparency to ensure that all taxpayer money is used effectively and towards delivering the support and reform that Scotland’s public services desperately need."


Vote

Result 45 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote Vote Defeated

Scottish National Party

For
0
Against
  • George Adam
  • Karen Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Graeme Dey
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Christine Grahame
  • Neil Gray
  • Emma Harper
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Bill Kidd
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Ruth Maguire
  • John Mason
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Ivan McKee
  • Paul McLennan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Jenni Minto
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Emma Roddick
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
  • Humza Yousaf
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Kate Forbes
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Gillian Martin
  • Michael Matheson
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Marie McNair
  • John Swinney

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Miles Briggs
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Tim Eagle
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Maurice Golden
  • Dr Pam Gosal MBE
  • Jamie Greene
  • Dr Sandesh Gulhane
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Craig Hoy
  • Liam Kerr
  • Douglas Lumsden
  • Roz McCall
  • Edward Mountain
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Douglas Ross
  • Liz Smith
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Sue Webber
  • Annie Wells
  • Brian Whittle
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Russell Findlay
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Stephen Kerr
  • Graham Simpson
  • Tess White

Scottish Labour

For
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Katy Clark
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Mark Griffin
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Richard Leonard
  • Michael Marra
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Carol Mochan
  • Alex Rowley
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Colin Smyth
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Mercedes Villalba
  • Martin Whitfield
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Neil Bibby
  • Monica Lennon
  • Paul O'Kane

Scottish Green Party

For
0
Against
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Ross Greer
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Lorna Slater
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
  • Beatrice Wishart
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Alba Party

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Ash Regan

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-13602

Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland’s Public Services

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Supported by: Neil Gray, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, June 13, 2024

Result 61 for, 46 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote Vote Passed


Defeated related amendments

Motion ref. S6M-13602.1

Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland’s Public Services - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, June 13, 2024

Result 24 for, 81 against, 0 abstained, 24 did not vote Vote Defeated


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-13602.3

Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland’s Public Services - Amendment 3 - Amendment

Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, June 13, 2024