Scotland’s Maternity Services: Amendment 2
Submitted by:
Dr Sandesh Gulhane
Date lodged:
Tuesday, 04 November 2025
Motion type: Amendment
Motion reference: S6M-19512.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 05 November 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Scotland’s Maternity Services), insert at end “; recognises that a comprehensive NHS workforce plan is required for doctors, nurses and midwives to address staffing shortages, and that women in rural areas in particular are facing difficult journeys to access maternity services; urges the Scottish Government to swiftly make improvements to maternity services across Scotland and ensure that the recommendations and requirements issued by Healthcare Improvement Scotland following maternity service inspections are fully implemented, and calls on the Scottish Government to pause its plans to downgrade neonatal intensive care units until the national investigation has concluded and the Scottish Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce has reported on it.”
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54 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
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Scottish National Party
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Martin, Gillian
McAllan, Màiri
Fairlie, Jim
Dunbar, Jackie
Swinney, John
Harper, Emma
MacGregor, Fulton
Stewart, Kaukab
McKee, Ivan
Hepburn, Jamie
McMillan, Stuart
Beattie, Colin
Dey, Graeme
Ewing, Annabelle
Sturgeon, Nicola
Stewart, Kevin
Mackay, Rona
Whitham, Elena
Lochhead, Richard
MacDonald, Gordon
Robertson, Angus
Minto, Jenni
Arthur, Tom
Robison, Shona
Adamson, Clare
Todd, Maree
Roddick, Emma
Adam, George
Haughey, Clare
Stevenson, Collette
Gilruth, Jenny
Brown, Siobhian
Doris, Bob
Dornan, James
Don-Innes, Natalie
Tweed, Evelyn
Matheson, Michael
Maguire, Ruth
Kidd, Bill
Thomson, Michelle
Constance, Angela
Gibson, Kenneth
McLennan, Paul
Adam, Karen
Torrance, David
Gray, Neil
Somerville, Shirley-Anne
Macpherson, Ben
Brown, Keith
Allan, Dr Alasdair
McNair, Marie
Coffey, Willie
Hyslop, Fiona
Callaghan, Stephanie
Gougeon, Mairi
FitzPatrick, Joe
Forbes, Kate
Nicoll, Audrey
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Webber, Sue
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Gallacher, Meghan
Gosal, Pam
Burnett, Alexander
Stewart, Alexander
Kerr, Stephen
Hoy, Craig
Halcro Johnston, Jamie
Hamilton, Rachael
McCall, Roz
Gulhane, Sandesh
Kerr, Liam
Dowey, Sharon
Golden, Maurice
White, Tess
Smith, Liz
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Scottish Labour
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O'Kane, Paul
Sweeney, Paul
Johnson, Daniel
Clark, Katy
Grant, Rhoda
Rowley, Alex
Whitfield, Martin
Baillie, Jackie
Lennon, Monica
Sarwar, Anas
Griffin, Mark
Mochan, Carol
Bibby, Neil
Russell, Davy
Baker, Claire
Marra, Michael
Boyack, Sarah
Duncan-Glancy, Pam
Leonard, Richard
Villalba, Mercedes
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Balfour, Jeremy
Smyth, Colin
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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McArthur, Liam
Wishart, Beatrice
Rennie, Willie
Greene, Jamie
Cole-Hamilton, Alex
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Related motion
Motion ref. S6M-19512
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, November 3, 2025
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Result
73 for, 27 against, 20 abstained, 9 did not vote
Agreed
Amendments
Motion ref. S6M-19512.3
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Result
67 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-19512.1
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025