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Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector: Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-17981.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 18 June 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-17981 in the name of Murdo Fraser (Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector), insert at end “; welcomes the confirmation from the UK Government that it will provide the funding for the welding skills centre so that the project does not collapse; notes the contradiction in the Scottish Government’s policy, as the publicly owned Ferguson Marine shipyard is providing steel fabrication work for Type 26 frigates, and believes that this haphazard and misjudged policy is holding back the creation of jobs and economic growth in Scotland.”


Vote

Result 46 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Disagreed

Scottish National Party

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

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Independent

For
0
Against
  • Mason, John
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Alba Party

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

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-17981

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 16, 2025

Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed


Amendments

Motion ref. S6M-17981.3

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector: Amendment 3: Amendment

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed


Motion ref. S6M-17981.2

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector: Amendment 2: Amendment

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Disagreed