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Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

  • Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 February 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-20813
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 17 February 2026

That the Parliament agrees that the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill be passed.


Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson

Vote

Result 66 for, 51 against, 7 abstained, 5 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
  • Angela Constance
  • 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
  • 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
  • John Swinney
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Independent

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Reform UK

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