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Scotland’s Energy Opportunity : Amendment 3

  • Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S7M-01114.3
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 10 September 2026

As an amendment to motion S7M-01114 in the name of Stephen Gethins (Scotland’s Energy Opportunity), insert at end "; recognises that Scotland’s energy future must be built on a secure, affordable and sustainable mix of sources for decades to come; welcomes the UK Government’s commitment to putting Scotland at the heart of the UK’s renewable energy generation, through a modern industrial strategy, billions of pounds of public and private investment, and upgrades to the grid to improve electricity transmission, and calls on the Scottish Government to speed up planning, to work with trade unions and industry and to invest in the skills that Scotland’s energy sector needs, and to ensure that local communities share in the wealth generated by Scotland’s energy.


Vote

Result 76 for, 40 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

Scottish Labour

Reform UK

Scottish Green Party

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats

No Party Affiliation

For

0

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote


Related motion

Scotland’s Energy Opportunity

Submitted by: Stephen Gethins, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01114

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 10, 2026

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, John Swinney

Result 90 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed


Amendments

Scotland’s Energy Opportunity : Amendment 1

Submitted by: Kristopher Leask, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01114.1

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 10, 2026

Result 83 for, 24 against, 8 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed


Scotland’s Energy Opportunity : Amendment 2

Submitted by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01114.2

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 10, 2026

Result 91 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed


Scotland’s Energy Opportunity : Amendment 4

Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01114.4

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 10, 2026

Result 25 for, 83 against, 8 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed


Scotland’s Energy Opportunity : Amendment 5

Submitted by: Malcolm Offord, West Scotland, Reform UK

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-01114.5

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 10, 2026

Result 24 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Disagreed