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Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland

  • Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S7M-01003
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 02 September 2026

That the Parliament notes the publication of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government, Ambitious for Scotland, which commits to renewing Scotland’s public services through prevention, integration and reform; recognises the Programme for Government’s focus on public service reform and commitment to ensuring that decision-making and service delivery sit at the level best placed to improve people's lives; agrees with the need to empower communities and regions to make the decisions that improve delivery; further agrees with the need to reduce NHS waiting times, support the shift of care from hospitals into communities through strengthened primary care, digital innovation and expanded community services; welcomes the need for action to tackle health inequalities, improve population health, and treat substance misuse as a public health priority, and agrees that public service reform must be shaped by and with the workforce, while delivering better outcomes for people and communities across Scotland.


Supported by: Hannah Mary Goodlad, Ivan McKee, Alison Thewliss, Maree Todd


Vote

Result 91 for, 19 against, 10 abstained, 9 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

Reform UK

Scottish Labour

Scottish Green Party

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats

No Party Affiliation

For

0

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote


Amendments

Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 1

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01003.1

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Supported by: Paul Sweeney

Result 51 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Disagreed


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 2

Submitted by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01003.2

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Result 39 for, 81 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Disagreed


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 3

Submitted by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01003.3

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Result 106 for, 14 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Agreed


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 4

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01003.4

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Result 27 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 9 did not vote Disagreed


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 5

Submitted by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK

Date lodged: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01003.5

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Supported by: Thomas Kerr

Result 17 for, 92 against, 10 abstained, 10 did not vote Disagreed