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Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service - Amendment 2

  • Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-19124.2
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 01 October 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-19124 in the name of Katy Clark (Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service), leave out from “expresses” to end and insert “recognises that, whilst house fires have reduced by over 20% since 2013, due to the climate emergency, incidents and risk of flooding and wildfires have significantly increased; further recognises that the recent Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's (SFRS) Service Delivery Review aims to ensure that the service can respond to these changing risks and that the right firefighters and appliances are in the right place at the right time; notes that no decisions will be taken until an independent analysis of the public consultation has been carried out and that any changes would be implemented over a five-year period; agrees that all public services need to provide efficient and effective services that deliver value for the public purse, and encourages the Scottish Government to continue to work alongside the SFRS and the Fire Brigades Union to ensure that Scotland has safer communities.”


Vote

Result 55 for, 52 against, 3 abstained, 19 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Karen Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Angela Constance
  • Graeme Dey
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Christine Grahame
  • Neil Gray
  • Emma Harper
  • 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
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Michelle Thomson
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
  • Annabelle Ewing
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • George Adam
  • Willie Coffey
  • Clare Haughey
  • John Swinney
  • Maree Todd

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

Independent

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

Alba Party

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

Reform UK

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-19124

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 29, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 56 for, 53 against, 3 abstained, 17 did not vote Agreed


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-19124.1

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025