As an amendment to motion S6M-17437 in the name of Kate Forbes (Programme for Government: Building the Best Future for Scotland), leave out from first "recognises" to end and insert "believes that, after 18 years, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has taken Scotland in the wrong direction and made every institution in Scotland weaker, with almost one in six people in Scotland on an NHS waiting list, falling attainment, and thousands stuck in poverty or living in inadequate housing or on the streets; regrets that the SNP administration’s failure to use the levers that it has to meet statutory child poverty targets, tackle the housing crisis, reduce violence in schools, provide child and adolescent mental health services when young people need them, and prioritise skills development is denying young people a more prosperous and stable future; recognises that the SNP administration has had no industrial strategy or plan for skills, building a low-growth economy and delivering the lowest wage growth of any region or nation in the UK over the last two years; believes that this economic underperformance has had negative implications for public services and the living standards of families and working people, and that the Programme for Government lacks the scale of action needed to make Scotland’s economy work for people across Scotland, and calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise skills and regional economic development, reform Scotland's enterprise agencies and cut waste, harness the power of technology to help business grow, and ensure that people get the support that they need to find secure work."
Result 48 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Alba Party
No Party Affiliation
Independent
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Friday, May 2, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 59 for, 55 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 30 for, 84 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Result 28 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated