That the Parliament calls on the UK Government to withdraw its proposals for a UK internal market regime, which are incompatible with devolution and the democratic accountability of the Scottish Parliament; notes that the proposals would be detrimental to businesses, consumers and citizens across Scotland; agrees that they would fundamentally undermine legitimate devolved policy choices on a range of matters, including the environment, public health and social protections; these proposals would hinder the capacity to utilise state aid interventions, including public ownership, to generate locally-rooted economic development grounded in local democracy; notes that the consultation on the proposals was only four weeks long and almost entirely covered a period when the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly were in recess, and that the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy refused an invitation to give evidence to the Finance and Constitution Committee; regards this as an unacceptable sign of contempt for the parliamentary process, and agrees that for the UK Government to proceed with legislation as proposed without the consent of the Scottish Parliament would be a clear breach of Section 28(8) of the Scotland Act 1998.
Supported by:
Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Result 92 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
No Party Affiliation
That the Parliament calls on the UK Government to withdraw its proposals for a UK internal market regime, which are incompatible with devolution and the democratic accountability of the Scottish Parliament; notes that the proposals would be detrimental to businesses, consumers and citizens across Scotland, and agrees that they would fundamentally undermine legitimate devolved policy choices on a range of matters, including the environment, public health and social protections.
Submitted by: Alex Rowley, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, August 17, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Result 91 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, August 17, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Result 91 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, August 17, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Result 27 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Dean Lockhart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, August 17, 2020
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne, Alexander Burnett, Peter Chapman
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Result 30 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Defeated