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Building a Migration System that Supports Scotland’s Economy, Public Services and Communities - Amendment

  • Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-16034.3
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 09 January 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-16034 in the name of Kaukab Stewart (Building a Migration System that Supports Scotland’s Economy, Public Services and Communities), leave out from "the establishment" to end and insert "that there have previously been successful models of differentiated migration schemes, tailored to Scotland’s specific needs, such as Fresh Talent; recognises the impact of rural depopulation on Scotland’s communities and their sustainability, including the survival of the Gaelic language; calls on the Scottish Government to use its existing powers to encourage population retention and internal migration where it would benefit Scotland’s communities and economy; understands that the conditions in Scotland’s rural and island communities are challenging due to the centralisation of services and the degradation of infrastructure, and that migration alone will not fix these systemic problems, and calls on the Scottish Government to build homes, provide high quality public services, provide local education and ensure sustainable transport links in rural and island communities in order to ensure that populations are sustainable in the long term."

Vote

Result 24 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated

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Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-16034

Building a Migration System that Supports Scotland’s Economy, Public Services and Communities

Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 9, 2025

Result 67 for, 27 against, 22 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Passed

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-16034.1

Building a Migration System that Supports Scotland’s Economy, Public Services and Communities - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Supported by: Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 9, 2025

Motion ref. S6M-16034.2

Building a Migration System that Supports Scotland’s Economy, Public Services and Communities - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 9, 2025

Motion ref. S6M-16034.4

Building a Migration System that Supports Scotland’s Economy, Public Services and Communities - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 9, 2025