As an amendment to motion S6M-16750 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Supporting Households with Cost of Living Pressures and Rising Energy Bills), leave out from “welcomes” to end and insert “notes the ongoing concerns amongst the Scottish business community about the effects of the widening tax differential between Scotland and the rest of the UK; further notes the failure of both the UK Government and the Scottish Government to prioritise policies that will deliver sustained economic growth, investment in infrastructure and more efficient public services, and calls on the Scottish Government to take a balanced approach to net zero, which includes supporting Scotland’s oil and gas industry and ending policies that worsen cost of living pressures.”
Result 23 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
Independent
Alba Party
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Result 19 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party, Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 11, 2025