As an amendment to motion S6M-02158 in the name of Richard Lochhead (The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the UK Government’s Levelling Up Agenda in Scotland), leave out from “agrees” to end and insert “welcomes the UK Government’s plans to level up every part of the UK; further welcomes the recent announcement of the funding for dozens of projects in every part of Scotland through the Community Renewal Fund and the Levelling Up Fund; agrees with local authorities across Scotland that have applauded the UK Government for directly funding projects in their areas; calls on the Scottish Government to stop talking down Scotland’s place in the UK and the value of such to the people of Scotland; agrees that the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund should at least match the level of EU funding it is replacing; calls on the UK Government to meet that target in line with commitments made in its recent budget, and further calls on the Scottish and UK governments, as well as local authorities, to work together to ensure the efficient delivery of projects to every community across Scotland.”
Result 29 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Disagreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, November 18, 2021
Result 65 for, 51 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, November 18, 2021
Result 23 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Supported by: Daniel Johnson, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, November 18, 2021
Result 23 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Disagreed