That the Parliament recognises that Scotland’s many high-growth sectors, which are driven by world class innovation, deserve greater recognition from, and promotion by, the UK Government, which must not unfairly focus investment in the south-east of England, or the so-called golden triangle of Oxford, Cambridge and London, or treat Scotland as an afterthought, especially when announcing or developing policy.
Supported by:
Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Result 59 for, 47 against, 7 abstained, 16 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
Alba Party
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Result 20 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Result 27 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 5, 2025