As an amendment to motion S5M-24396 in the name of Angela Constance (National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms), insert at end "; welcomes the Scottish Government’s acknowledgement that more should have been done sooner to tackle Scotland’s tragic rate of drug deaths; notes the Scottish Government’s change in stance towards funding for residential rehabilitation and welcomes the additional £20 million of funding per year for facilities, which the Scottish Conservatives have repeatedly requested; believes that there needs to be more focus on long-term recovery programmes, including non-pharmaceutical and abstinence-based treatments, and calls for easier access to services and cross-portfolio working towards future prevention measures."
Result 43 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 16 did not vote Disagreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Green Party
Independent
Reform UK
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 113 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: James Kelly, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 113 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021