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Unconventional Oil and Gas

  • Submitted by: Paul Wheelhouse, South Scotland, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 October 2017
  • Motion reference: S5M-08341
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Motions as amended

That the Parliament agrees with the Scottish Government’s position of not supporting the development of unconventional oil and gas in Scotland; endorses the government’s decision to introduce an immediate and effective ban on onshore unconventional oil and gas developments using its devolved powers in line with the Scottish Ministers’ statutory responsibilities; notes that this position will be subject to a strategic environmental assessment before being finalised; agrees that the finalised energy policy on this should be reflected within the next iteration of the National Planning Framework, which is subject to consideration by Parliament prior to its adoption; supports the robust further development of renewables; commits to actively exploring and supporting public, municipal co-operative and community models of ownership in this sector; agrees that the Scottish Government’s position should be included in the Energy Strategy, in addition to its incorporation in the next National Planning Framework; further agrees that licensing powers for onshore oil and gas should be transferred immediately to the Scottish Parliament from the UK Government and utilised in a way that is compatible with the Parliament’s view on unconventional oil and gas development; considers that the focus for the future must be on renewables, establishing sustainable energy supplies and creating green jobs, and believes that opening up a whole new front of carbon-based fuels would be a distraction and divert investment and research away from green technologies.


Vote

Result 91 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Aileen Campbell
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Alex Neil
  • Angela Constance
  • Angus MacDonald
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Ash Regan
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Bill Kidd
  • Bob Doris
  • Bruce Crawford
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Christine Grahame
  • Clare Adamson
  • Clare Haughey
  • Colin Beattie
  • David Torrance
  • Emma Harper
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Gail Ross
  • George Adam
  • Gil Paterson
  • Gillian Martin
  • Graeme Dey
  • Humza Yousaf
  • Ivan McKee
  • James Dornan
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Jeane Freeman
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Joan McAlpine
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • John Mason
  • John Swinney
  • Kate Forbes
  • Keith Brown
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Linda Fabiani
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Maree Todd
  • Mark McDonald
  • Maureen Watt
  • Michael Matheson
  • Michael Russell
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Paul Wheelhouse
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Richard Lyle
  • Rona Mackay
  • Roseanna Cunningham
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Sandra White
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Shona Robison
  • Stewart Stevenson
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Willie Coffey
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Derek Mackay
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Gordon MacDonald

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
  • Oliver Mundell
Against
  • Adam Tomkins
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Annie Wells
  • Bill Bowman
  • Brian Whittle
  • Dean Lockhart
  • Donald Cameron
  • Edward Mountain
  • Finlay Carson
  • Gordon Lindhurst
  • Graham Simpson
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Jamie Greene
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • John Scott
  • Liam Kerr
  • Liz Smith
  • Margaret Mitchell
  • Maurice Corry
  • Michelle Ballantyne
  • Miles Briggs
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Peter Chapman
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Ruth Davidson
  • Tom Mason
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Harris
  • Maurice Golden

Scottish Labour

For
  • Alex Rowley
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Claire Baker
  • Claudia Beamish
  • Colin Smyth
  • Daniel Johnson
  • David Stewart
  • Elaine Smith
  • Iain Gray
  • Jackie Baillie
  • James Kelly
  • Johann Lamont
  • Lewis Macdonald
  • Mark Griffin
  • Mary Fee
  • Monica Lennon
  • Neil Bibby
  • Neil Findlay
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Richard Leonard
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Jenny Marra
  • Kezia Dugdale
  • Pauline McNeill

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Alison Johnstone
  • Andy Wightman
  • John Finnie
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Ross Greer
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Liam McArthur
  • Mike Rumbles
  • Willie Rennie
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Tavish Scott

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Ken Macintosh

Original motion text

That the Parliament agrees with the Scottish Government’s position of not supporting the development of unconventional oil and gas in Scotland; endorses the government's decision to introduce an immediate and effective ban on onshore unconventional oil and gas developments using its devolved powers in line with the Scottish Ministers’ statutory responsibilities, and notes that this position will be subject to a strategic environmental assessment before being finalised.

Accepted amendments

Motion ref. S5M-08341.1

Unconventional Oil and Gas - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Claudia Beamish, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, October 23, 2017

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Result 90 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Passed

Motion ref. S5M-08341.2

Unconventional Oil and Gas - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, October 23, 2017

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Result 90 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Passed

Motion ref. S5M-08341.4

Unconventional Oil and Gas - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, October 23, 2017

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Result 90 for, 27 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S5M-08341.3

Unconventional Oil and Gas - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, October 23, 2017

Supported by: Liam Kerr
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Result 28 for, 90 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Defeated