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Chamber and committees

Appointment of Chair to Environmental Standards Scotland

  • Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-16749
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 11 March 2025

That the Parliament notes the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee’s consideration of Dr Richard Dixon as the nominated candidate for the role of Board Chair of Environmental Standards Scotland at its meeting on 18 February 2025; welcomes the committee's recommendation that the Parliament approves the appointment of Dr Richard Dixon for four years in accordance with schedule 1, paragraph 2(4) of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, and approves the appointment as required by schedule 1, paragraph 2(2) of the Act.


Supported by: Alasdair Allan

Vote

Result 83 for, 1 against, 22 abstained, 23 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

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

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

Independent

For
  • John Mason
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Alba Party

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

No Party Affiliation

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