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Lowering Bills for Scotland’s Workers: Amendment 2

  • Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-20294.2
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 07 January 2026

As an amendment to motion S6M-20294 in the name of Craig Hoy (Lowering Bills for Scotland’s Workers), leave out from first “reduce” to end and insert “respect Parliament by outlining its tax policy when it publishes its Budget on 13 January 2026, and ensure that the policy is progressive, fair to the people of Scotland, and supports vital public services like Scotland’s NHS, schools, and blue light services.”


Vote

Result 82 for, 28 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

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

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Independent

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

Reform UK

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-20294

Lowering Bills for Scotland’s Workers

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Result 81 for, 29 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed


Amendments

Motion ref. S6M-20294.1

Lowering Bills for Scotland’s Workers: Amendment 1: Amendment

Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Result 19 for, 97 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote Disagreed