As an amendment to motion S6M-16595 in the name of Kate Forbes (Increasing Investment in Scotland), leave out from "on the" to end and insert "economic growth; believes that public sector investment in infrastructure is essential in facilitating growth and therefore notes with alarm the delays to, and uncertainty around, the project to dual the A9 from Perth to Inverness and the Scottish Government’s temporising on dualling the A96; recognises that private investment is necessary to maintain a supply of core goods and services, and therefore condemns the severe damage done to the build-to-rent housing sector by rent cap schemes; acknowledges that success in attracting foreign direct investment is measured as much in project value as in project count; urges the Scottish Government to reverse its opposition to nuclear energy, which limits both investment in energy projects as well as the long-term supply of reliable energy near where it is in demand; emphasises that investment is intrinsically linked to the availability of skilled labour, and notes, therefore, with concern that the Scottish Government’s highest-in-the-UK income tax rates are limiting industry access to skilled workers, thereby undermining investment and economic growth."
Result 44 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-16595
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 27, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Result 86 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-16595.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 27, 2025
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Result 21 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-16595.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 27, 2025