As an amendment to motion S7M-00105 in the name John Swinney (Ambitious for Scotland), leave out from “welcomes" to end and insert "believes that its seventh session should be focused exclusively on resolving the issues that matter to most people in Scotland, such as dealing with NHS waiting times, reversing Scotland’s falling educational standards, tackling the growing benefits bill and delivering value-for-money for Scotland's taxpayers; urges the Scottish Government to drop its demands to hold a second independence referendum, and calls for the Scottish Government to drop its position of a presumption against new oil and gas licences, as outlined in its Draft Energy Strategy published in the last session of the Parliament."
Result 28 for, 89 against, 11 abstained, 1 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00105
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Supported by: Steven Bonnar, Jenny Gilruth, Katie Hagmann
Result 72 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00105.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00105.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00105.4
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 26, 2026