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Michael Matheson Resignation

  • Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-13365
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Motions as amended

That the Parliament believes that Michael Matheson has been investigated by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB), and that decisions on sanctions are a matter for Parliament on the recommendations of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee; rejects the calls for sanctions that go far beyond those recommended by the committee; believes that the Parliament requires a sanctions process that can retain confidence across all political parties; recognises that concerns have arisen in relation to the lack of a consistent tariff of sanctions, the *potential* pre-judging of a case by an MSP who did not recuse themselves from the process, and the leaking of draft recommendations by the committee; agrees, therefore, that reform of the current arrangements for considering sanctions against MSPs is urgently needed, and further believes that the people of Scotland should have the same right to recall MSPs as they do to recall MPs from the UK Parliament, if they are found to have behaved inappropriately by the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.


Vote

Result 68 for, 55 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

For
0
Against
Abstained
0
Did not vote

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote

Alba Party

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote

Original motion text

That the Parliament believes that Michael Matheson should resign as an MSP for misusing taxpayers’ money and making misleading statements.

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-13365.1

Michael Matheson Resignation - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Motion ref. S6M-13365.2

Michael Matheson Resignation - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 29, 2024