As an amendment to motion S6M-14614 in the name of Shona Robison (The UK Budget – Scotland’s Priorities), leave out from “supports” to end and insert “acknowledges the crucial role of the previous UK Conservative administrations in securing the largest ever block grants for Scotland, in curtailing inflation, guiding the country through and out of the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting businesses through the furlough scheme, and in providing non-domestic rates relief, which the Scottish National Party (SNP) administration chose not to pass on to businesses in Scotland; credits the Conservative administration for ensuring consistent economic growth for the UK, frequently outpacing the rest of the G7, and protecting UK pensions; notes that the current UK Labour administration, despite this legacy, has created a budget deficit by paying above-inflation pay awards to the public sector; condemns the UK Labour administration for scrapping the Winter Fuel Payment, thereby putting 900,000 Scottish pensioners in Scotland at risk this winter, and acknowledges the legacy of 17 years of economic mismanagement by the SNP administration in Scotland, which has resulted in stagnant growth, high taxes, underinvestment, spending cuts, and difficulties in attracting skilled workers to Scotland.”
Result 28 for, 80 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
Alba Party
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 23, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 23, 2024
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Result 10 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 23, 2024
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, September 23, 2024
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 24, 2024