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Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill

  • Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-21102
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 19 March 2026

That the Parliament agrees that the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill be passed.


Supported by: Ben Macpherson, John Swinney

Vote

Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Clare Adamson
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Shona Robison

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

For
  • Claire Baker
  • Katy Clark
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Mark Griffin
  • Daniel Johnson
  • 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
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Neil Bibby
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Monica Lennon
  • Anas Sarwar

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Reform UK

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