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Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future - Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-18763.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 09 September 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-18763 in the name of Fiona Hyslop (Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future), leave out from first "welcomes" to end and insert "urges the Scottish Government to ensure that value-for-money and passenger satisfaction remain at the forefront of railway delivery in Scotland; notes that the cross-party support for the removal of peak rail fares was made possible thanks to a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party motion that called on the Scottish Government to remove them; recognises the importance of rail to the Scottish economy and business, such as in the transportation of whisky and fresh produce, and agrees that rail is important to the future decarbonisation of transport; notes that new railway developments should be linked to future centres of population growth, such as at Winchburgh, and calls on the Scottish Government to outline how it plans to deliver upgraded rail links in existing towns and villages, and connect those that do not have a rail link; recognises that future development of the railway in Scotland is hindered by aging 19th century infrastructure; calls on the Scottish Government to outline how it plans to future-proof the rail network, and urges the Scottish and UK governments to outline how they will work together to deliver private investment in the rail network."

Vote

Result 32 for, 80 against, 1 abstained, 16 did not vote Disagreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Gordon MacDonald
Against
  • George Adam
  • Karen Adam
  • 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
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Christine Grahame
  • Neil Gray
  • Emma Harper
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Gillian Martin
  • Michael Matheson
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Ivan McKee
  • Paul McLennan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Marie McNair
  • Jenni Minto
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Emma Roddick
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Clare Adamson
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • John Swinney
  • Humza Yousaf

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

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
  • Jamie Greene
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
  • Beatrice Wishart
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
0
Against
  • Fergus Ewing
  • John Mason
Abstained
  • Jeremy Balfour
Did not vote
  • Colin Smyth

Reform UK

For
  • Graham Simpson
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Alba Party

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

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-18763

Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future

Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-18763.2

Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025

Motion ref. S6M-18763.3

Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future - Amendment 3 - Amendment

Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Motion ref. S6M-18763.5

Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future - Amendment 5 - Amendment

Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 9, 2025