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Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries - Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 March 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-16845.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 19 March 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-16845 in the name of Claire Baker (Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries), insert at end “; believes that the social and economic impact of ferry disruption is causing existential harm to Scotland’s islands; shares the frustrations of Scotland’s islanders and ferry passengers, who believe that their needs are not being prioritised by the Scottish Government; notes that the increasing maintenance repair bill for the ageing fleet has hit £98 million in the last decade, which compromises the ability to invest in new infrastructure and maintain affordable ticket prices; agrees with the Audit Scotland report that the five-year business plan for Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow was overly reliant and predicated on winning the Small Vessel Replacement Programme contract; is concerned with the repeated awarding of ferry-build contracts to numerous overseas shipyards whilst taxpayers in Scotland are funding a publicly owned yard on the Clyde; notes the Scottish Government’s plan to purchase Ardrossan Harbour and urges Scottish ministers to ensure that the much-needed infrastructure upgrades to the port that were promised are delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner, and calls on the Scottish Government to be clear about its long-term intentions for Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow, and the future of Scottish shipbuilding, in light of an apparent lack of faith in it shown to date.”


Vote

Result 52 for, 56 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Defeated

Scottish National Party

For
0
Against
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Angela Constance
  • Angus Robertson
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Bill Kidd
  • Bob Doris
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Christine Grahame
  • Clare Adamson
  • Clare Haughey
  • Colin Beattie
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Elena Whitham
  • Emma Harper
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Gillian Martin
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Graeme Dey
  • Humza Yousaf
  • Ivan McKee
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • James Dornan
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Jenni Minto
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Karen Adam
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • 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
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • David Torrance
  • Emma Roddick
  • George Adam
  • John Swinney
  • Keith Brown
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Stephanie Callaghan

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

For
  • Alex Rowley
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Carol Mochan
  • Claire Baker
  • Colin Smyth
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Katy Clark
  • Mark Griffin
  • Martin Whitfield
  • Mercedes Villalba
  • Michael Marra
  • 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
0

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

Alba Party

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

Independent

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-16845

Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries

Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, March 17, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 58 for, 52 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Passed


Accepted related amendments

Motion ref. S6M-16845.2

Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 57 for, 52 against, 7 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Passed