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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Employment Rights Bill - UK Legislation

  • Submitted by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-18704
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 04 September 2025

That the Parliament agrees that the amendments tabled on 7 July 2025 to clauses 44 to 46 and 49 of the Employment Rights Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 10 October 2024, in relation to the establishment of the Social Care Negotiating Body for Scotland, so far as these amendments further alter the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.


Supported by: Neil Gray, Jenni Minto, Paul Sweeney, Maree Todd

Vote

Result 71 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 32 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

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

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

Independent

For
  • Mason, John
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Smyth, Colin
  • Balfour, Jeremy
  • Ewing, Fergus

No Party Affiliation

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

Reform UK

For
  • Simpson, Graham
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Alba Party

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