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Growing Scotland’s Economy - Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-19895.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 26 November 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-19895 in the name of Craig Hoy (Growing Scotland’s Economy), leave out from first "believes" to end and insert "calls on the UK Government to deliver a budget that supports a fairer, greener economy for Scotland by introducing an annual wealth tax on the wealthiest 1% of households in the UK, raising between £70 billion and £130 billion a year, to invest in communities, public services and climate action across Scotland, including reducing the cost of energy and other essentials for those who are struggling with the cost of living and inflation."


Vote

Result 64 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • George Adam
  • Karen Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Willie Coffey
  • Graeme Dey
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • Annabelle 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
  • Ivan McKee
  • Paul McLennan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Marie McNair
  • Jenni Minto
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
  • Angela Constance
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Emma Roddick
  • John Swinney

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Miles Briggs
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Tim Eagle
  • Russell Findlay
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Maurice Golden
  • Dr Pam Gosal MBE
  • 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
  • Annie Wells
  • Tess White
  • Brian Whittle
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Dr Sandesh Gulhane

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Independent

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

Reform UK

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-19895

Growing Scotland’s Economy

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, November 24, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Result 65 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Agreed


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-19895.2

Growing Scotland’s Economy - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 26, 2025


Motion ref. S6M-19895.3

Growing Scotland’s Economy - Amendment 3 - Amendment

Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 26, 2025


Motion ref. S6M-19895.4

Growing Scotland’s Economy - Amendment 4 - Amendment

Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 26, 2025