As an amendment to motion S6M-18671 in the name of John Swinney (Priorities for Scotland), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "recognises that the Scottish Government has failed to take action on the priorities of taxpayers, like cutting NHS waiting lists, fixing crumbling roads and stimulating economic growth; acknowledges that, despite repeatedly raising taxes, public services have not improved in Scotland; laments that, increasingly, the Scottish Government has focused on its obsession with independence, as well as fringe issues like gender reform and subjects wholly outside its remit like foreign affairs; notes with concern that Scotland continues to have a bloated public sector, with a huge number of quangos that often have overlapping functions and remits; argues that public money would be better spent being diverted to frontline services rather than on the bureaucratic state, and calls for the Scottish Ministers to prioritise economic growth and improving public services rather than yet another push for an independence referendum."
Result 27 for, 90 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
Alba Party
No Party Affiliation
Reform UK
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 1, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Ivan McKee, Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, September 1, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 1, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 1, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 2, 2025