As an amendment to motion S6M-17352 in the name of Kate Forbes (Supporting Scottish Industry During Turbulent Economic Times), leave out from “welcomes” to end and insert “condemns the UK Labour administration’s increase to employer national insurance contributions, which broke an explicit manifesto promise and put a large additional burden on industry in already challenging circumstances, putting jobs at risk; regrets that the Scottish Government’s Budget chose to keep Scotland as the highest taxed part of the UK and failed to pass on business rates relief in full, hitting workers, consumers and businesses; calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise common-sense policies for economic growth that develop skills in the workforce and ensure that the tax system is competitive, efficient, simple and fair; notes that the UK Government’s intervention in British Steel provides necessary support for the resilience of a strategic supply chain; recognises that the Grangemouth oil refinery is also part of a strategic supply chain that is important to both national resilience and high-quality job opportunities, and invites further consideration by both the Scottish Government and the UK Government of means to preserve this important national asset.”
Result 30 for, 84 against, 5 abstained, 9 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: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Result 103 for, 17 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, April 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, April 29, 2025