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Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector - Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-17981.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 18 June 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-17981 in the name of Murdo Fraser (Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector), insert at end “; welcomes the confirmation from the UK Government that it will provide the funding for the welding skills centre so that the project does not collapse; notes the contradiction in the Scottish Government’s policy, as the publicly owned Ferguson Marine shipyard is providing steel fabrication work for Type 26 frigates, and believes that this haphazard and misjudged policy is holding back the creation of jobs and economic growth in Scotland.”


Vote

Result 46 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Disagreed

Scottish National Party

For
0
Against
  • George Adam
  • Karen Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Graeme Dey
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Christine Grahame
  • Neil Gray
  • Emma Harper
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Gillian Martin
  • Michael Matheson
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Ivan McKee
  • Paul McLennan
  • Marie McNair
  • Jenni Minto
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Emma Roddick
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • John Swinney
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
  • Humza Yousaf
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Stuart McMillan

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

For
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Neil Bibby
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Michael Marra
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Paul O'Kane
  • Alex Rowley
  • Davy Russell
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Colin Smyth
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Martin Whitfield
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Katy Clark
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Mark Griffin
  • Monica Lennon
  • Richard Leonard
  • Carol Mochan
  • Mercedes Villalba

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

No Party Affiliation

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0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Independent

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

Alba Party

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

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-17981

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 16, 2025

Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed


Accepted related amendments

Motion ref. S6M-17981.3

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector - Amendment 3 - Amendment

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed


Defeated related amendments

Motion ref. S6M-17981.2

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Disagreed