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

  • Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-18763.3
  • 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 "that the UK Government’s" to end and insert "the benefits of public ownership and welcomes proposals from the UK Government for the rest of the UK, including cross-border travel into Scotland; notes the repeated assurances from the UK Government that its plans on rail reform would not affect Scottish Government powers; welcomes the permanent removal of peak fares but notes that it only came about after significant pressure on the Scottish Government; acknowledges that ScotRail passenger numbers are still nearly 20% lower than pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels; recognises that, with punctuality and reliability being the highest complaint topics to ScotRail, more must be done to improve the service, including addressing overcrowding and short-forming, in order to achieve modal shift and attract passengers back to the railways, and acknowledges the importance of protections against violence and abuse for ScotRail workers."

Vote

Result 23 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Disagreed

Scottish National Party

For
0
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
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • 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
0
Against
  • 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
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Russell Findlay
  • Maurice Golden
  • Annie Wells

Scottish Labour

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

Reform UK

For
0
Against
  • Graham Simpson
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

Result 69 for, 44 against, 1 abstained, 15 did not vote Agreed

Amendments

Motion ref. S6M-18763.1

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

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025

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

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

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-18763.5

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