Boosting the Economy - Amendment
- Submitted by: Gavin Brown, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2015
- Motion reference: S4M-11993.4
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 08 January 2015
As an amendment to motion S4M-11993 in the name of John Swinney (Boosting the Economy), leave out from "the actions" to end and insert "that the UK’s economic growth continues to be among the highest of major developed world economies; believes that measures taken by the UK Government, such as cutting employer national insurance contributions and maintaining the lowest level of corporation tax in the G7, are providing considerable benefits to Scottish businesses, and calls on the Scottish Government to reduce the burden on business by ensuring that the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax is introduced in a way that is conducive to economic growth and by extending existing rates relief schemes to ensure that Scotland is a more competitive location to do business."
Vote
Result 15 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
- 0 for
- 57 against
- 0 abstained
- 7 did not vote
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- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Allard, Christian
- Beattie, Colin
- Biagi, Marco
- Brodie, Chic
- Brown, Keith
- Burgess, Margaret
- Campbell, Roderick
- Coffey, Willie
- Constance, Angela
- Crawford, Bruce
- Cunningham, Roseanna
- Dey, Graeme
- Don, Nigel
- Doris, Bob
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fabiani, Linda
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gibson, Rob
- Grahame, Christine
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Ingram, Adam
- Keir, Colin
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- Lyle, Richard
- MacAskill, Kenny
- MacDonald, Angus
- Mackay, Derek
- MacKenzie, Mike
- Mason, John
- Matheson, Michael
- Maxwell, Stewart
- McAlpine, Joan
- McDonald, Mark
- McKelvie, Christina
- McLeod, Aileen
- McLeod, Fiona
- McMillan, Stuart
- Neil, Alex
- Paterson, Gil
- Robertson, Dennis
- Robison, Shona
- Russell, Michael
- Salmond, Alex
- Stevenson, Stewart
- Stewart, Kevin
- Swinney, John
- Thompson, Dave
- Torrance, David
- Watt, Maureen
- Wheelhouse, Paul
- White, Sandra
- Yousaf, Humza
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Scottish Labour
- 0 for
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- 0 abstained
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- Baillie, Jackie
- Baker, Richard
- Beamish, Claudia
- Bibby, Neil
- Boyack, Sarah
- Chisholm, Malcolm
- Fee, Mary
- Ferguson, Patricia
- Findlay, Neil
- Gray, Iain
- Henry, Hugh
- Hilton, Cara
- Kelly, James
- Lamont, Johann
- Macdonald, Lewis
- Macintosh, Ken
- Malik, Hanzala
- Marra, Jenny
- Martin, Paul
- McCulloch, Margaret
- McDougall, Margaret
- McMahon, Michael
- McMahon, Siobhan
- McNeil, Duncan
- McTaggart, Anne
- Murray, Elaine
- Pearson, Graeme
- Pentland, John
- Rowley, Alex
- Simpson, Dr Richard
- Smith, Drew
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 15 for
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- Brown, Gavin
- Buchanan, Cameron
- Carlaw, Jackson
- Davidson, Ruth
- Fergusson, Alex
- Fraser, Murdo
- Goldie, Annabel
- Johnstone, Alex
- Lamont, John
- McGrigor, Jamie
- Milne, Nanette
- Mitchell, Margaret
- Scanlon, Mary
- Scott, John
- Smith, Liz
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0Scottish Liberal Democrats
- 0 for
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- 0 abstained
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Independent
- 0 for
- 2 against
- 0 abstained
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Scottish Green Party
- 0 for
- 2 against
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Related motion
Boosting the Economy
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Supported by: Fergus Ewing, Joe FitzPatrick
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2015
Result 58 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated related amendments
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Supported by: Lewis Macdonald
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2015
Result 31 for, 64 against, 15 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated
Amendments that have not been voted on
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001