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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Building A New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence

  • Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 November 2023
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-11237
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 14 November 2023

That the Parliament notes that Scotland’s population growth has relied on migration into Scotland; welcomes the fact that there are currently more people choosing to move to Scotland from the rest of the UK than those moving in the opposite direction; recognises the benefits of EU freedom of movement, which was lost as a result of Brexit; agrees that a decline in the working population would damage Scotland’s public services and economy; deplores the UK Government’s hostile rhetoric towards migrants, and welcomes the proposals in the Scottish Government paper, Migration to Scotland after independence, for a humane migration system tailored to Scotland’s needs.


Supported by: Paul McLennan, Emma Roddick, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Humza Yousaf

Vote

Result 60 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • McKee, Ivan
  • Todd, Maree
  • Don-Innes, Natalie
  • Nicoll, Audrey
  • Somerville, Shirley-Anne
  • Maguire, Ruth
  • Roddick, Emma
  • Constance, Angela
  • McNair, Marie
  • Hepburn, Jamie
  • Stewart, Kevin
  • Dunbar, Jackie
  • Brown, Keith
  • FitzPatrick, Joe
  • Sturgeon, Nicola
  • Hyslop, Fiona
  • Robertson, Angus
  • Thomson, Michelle
  • Stewart, Kaukab
  • Dey, Graeme
  • Fairlie, Jim
  • Mackay, Rona
  • Ewing, Fergus
  • Mason, John
  • Arthur, Tom
  • MacDonald, Gordon
  • Dornan, James
  • Whitham, Elena
  • McLennan, Paul
  • Haughey, Clare
  • Swinney, John
  • Ewing, Annabelle
  • Kidd, Bill
  • Torrance, David
  • McMillan, Stuart
  • MacGregor, Fulton
  • Brown, Siobhian
  • Matheson, Michael
  • Coffey, Willie
  • Gibson, Kenneth
  • Allan, Dr Alasdair
  • Stevenson, Collette
  • Harper, Emma
  • Doris, Bob
  • Tweed, Evelyn
  • Martin, Gillian
  • Gray, Neil
  • McAllan, Màiri
  • Macpherson, Ben
  • Beattie, Colin
  • Forbes, Kate
  • Minto, Jenni
  • Adam, George
Against
  • Adam, Karen
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Lochhead, Richard
  • Callaghan, Stephanie
  • McKelvie, Christina
  • Grahame, Christine
  • Gougeon, Mairi
  • Robison, Shona
  • Gilruth, Jenny
  • Adamson, Clare
  • Yousaf, Humza

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Greene, Jamie
  • Golden, Maurice
  • Stewart, Alexander
  • Simpson, Graham
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie
  • Briggs, Miles
  • Carson, Finlay
  • Gosal, Pam
  • McCall, Roz
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • Cameron, Donald
  • Fraser, Murdo
  • Wells, Annie
  • Mountain, Edward
  • White, Tess
  • Balfour, Jeremy
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Mundell, Oliver
  • Whittle, Brian
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Findlay, Russell
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Webber, Sue
  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Smith, Liz
  • Hamilton, Rachael
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Hoy, Craig
  • Lumsden, Douglas
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Gulhane, Sandesh

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • Grant, Rhoda
  • Whitfield, Martin
  • Sarwar, Anas
  • Rowley, Alex
  • Lennon, Monica
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • Sweeney, Paul
  • Baker, Claire
  • Mochan, Carol
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Johnson, Daniel
  • Leonard, Richard
  • Choudhury, Foysol
  • Villalba, Mercedes
  • Clark, Katy
  • Smyth, Colin
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Boyack, Sarah
  • Griffin, Mark
  • Bibby, Neil
  • Marra, Michael
  • Baillie, Jackie

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Chapman, Maggie
  • Slater, Lorna
  • Burgess, Ariane
  • Greer, Ross
  • Mackay, Gillian
  • Harvie, Patrick
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Ruskell, Mark

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
0
Against
  • Cole-Hamilton, Alex
  • McArthur, Liam
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Wishart, Beatrice
  • Rennie, Willie

Alba Party

For
  • Regan, Ash
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Johnstone, Alison

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S6M-11237.1

Building A New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, November 13, 2023

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Result 29 for, 80 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-11237.2

Building A New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, November 13, 2023

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Result 17 for, 90 against, 2 abstained, 20 did not vote Disagreed

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-11237.3

Building A New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence - Amendment 3 - Amendment

Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, November 13, 2023

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, November 14, 2023