As an amendment to motion S6M-15508 in the name of Mairi Gougeon (The Impact of the UK Government’s Budget on Scotland’s Rural Economy), leave out from “is disappointed” to end and insert “welcomes the increase to the Scottish devolved budget of £1.5 billion in 2024-25 and £3.4 billion next year, which will deliver the highest ever devolved budget settlement of £47.7 billion in 2025-26 as a result of the UK Government’s Budget; agrees that the Scottish Government should use the record devolved settlement in the forthcoming Scottish Budget to ensure fair funding to Scotland’s farmers and crofters to support food security, sustainable farming and environmental restoration, and to invest in Scotland’s public services and infrastructure, recognising the long-term challenges facing rural and island communities in housing, public transport, including ferries, education, health and social care, poverty and depopulation, and further agrees that restoring public finances is vital to provide certainty and security of funding for Scotland’s farmers and crofters and to support Scotland’s rural and island communities.”
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Submitted by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, November 19, 2024