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Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Amendment 2

  • Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-17785.2
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 04 June 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-17785 in the name of Kate Forbes (Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators), insert at end "; believes that Scottish businesses across sectors have not had adequate support from the Scottish Government to break down barriers to innovation, and that support must extend beyond start-up stage to provide advice and investment for scaling up; notes that the proportion of businesses in Scotland that are innovating, that is those introducing or developing a new product, service or process, has fallen from 50% in 2012-14 to just 32% in 2020-22, and calls on the Scottish Government to reform Scotland’s economic agencies to better support entrepreneurs and innovation in sectors across Scotland, including capital intensive sectors like life sciences and advanced manufacturing."


Vote

Result 55 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote Vote Defeated

Scottish National Party

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour

Scottish Green Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Independent

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0
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Alba Party

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0
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0
Did not vote
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No Party Affiliation

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Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-17785

Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 2, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-17785.1

Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025


Motion ref. S6M-17785.3

Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Amendment 3 - Amendment

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025