As an amendment to motion S6M-20057 in the name of Sue Webber (Connecting Scotland), leave out from “; urges” to end and insert “and the progress being made to deliver the completion of the A9 dualling in 2035 specifically; further recognises that both public and private funding has been used to support the development of the trunk road network, including the use of private finance for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty and the M8, M74 and M73 motorway improvements, and that private finance will continue to play a role in the future; notes that the Union Connectivity Review, undertaken by Lord Peter Hendy on behalf of the previous UK Conservative administration, recognised the contribution that the A75 makes in linking the rest of the UK to Northern Ireland; urges the UK Government to match the previous UK Conservative administration’s funding commitment for the A75; notes the improvements undertaken by the Scottish Government to the A77, including the Maybole Bypass; welcomes the ongoing constructive work between the Scottish Government and the A77 Campaign Group and South West Transport Alliance; supports the full dualling of the A96, beginning with the Inverness to Nairn section, along with delivery of the Inshes to Smithton Link Road, as part of the Inverness and Highland City Region Deal; agrees that improved connections across Scotland can be enhanced through the provision of more safe and secure rest stops, particularly for the logistics sector; rejects the UK Government’s planned imposition of a pay-per-mile tax for electric and hybrid vehicles, regretting the ill-thought-out and counter-productive proposal, which will be bad for the climate and for rural Scotland in particular; agrees that the switch to EV cars and the provision of public and at-home EV infrastructure will be vital to Scotland meeting its climate change targets, and calls on the UK Government to engage in four nations discussions on motoring taxation reform to support a properly planned transition to EV car use.”
Result 60 for, 60 against, 2 abstained, 7 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, December 8, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-20057
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 34 for, 87 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-20057.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 23 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-20057.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Result 8 for, 114 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Disagreed