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Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill: Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 February 2026
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-20815.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 17 February 2026

As an amendment to motion S6M-20815 in the name of Katy Clark (Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill), insert at end “, but, in so doing, highlights the time pressure in the current parliamentary session and the views in the stage 1 report, including that Freedom of Information reform should be addressed in the next parliamentary session.”

Vote

Result 85 for, 30 against, 8 abstained, 6 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

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

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Independent

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Reform UK

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

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-20815

Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, February 16, 2026

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Result 63 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Agreed

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