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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Connecting Scotland: Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-20057.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 10 December 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-20057 in the name of Sue Webber (Connecting Scotland), leave out from “; rejects” to end and insert “, and considers that future transport infrastructure decisions should be based on economic importance, safety and local necessity, and underpinned by a national industrial strategy and a strategic spatial plan.”


Vote

Result 23 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Disagreed

Scottish National Party

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

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Independent

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

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

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-20057

Connecting Scotland

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, December 8, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025


Amendments

Motion ref. S6M-20057.2

Connecting Scotland - Amendment 2: Amendment

Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025


Motion ref. S6M-20057.3

Connecting Scotland - Amendment 3: Amendment

Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 10, 2025