Boosting the Economy
- Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2015
- Motion reference: S4M-11993
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 08 January 2015
Motions as amended
S4M-11993 John Swinney: Boosting the Economy—That the Parliament welcomes the continued growth of Scotland’s economy and the fact that Scotland’s unemployment rate is the lowest in the UK; further welcomes the fact that, since 2007, Scottish exports have increased by a third, business research and development has risen by 29% and that the total number of registered businesses in Scotland has grown by 10%; agrees that delivering sustainable economic growth and addressing longstanding inequalities are reinforcing, and not competing, objectives, and welcomes the actions that the Scottish Government is taking to foster a supportive business environment, invest in infrastructure, support entrepreneurship, innovation and internationalisation, and to help to ensure that economic growth is characterised by income, regional and social equality.
Supported by:
Fergus Ewing, Joe FitzPatrick
Vote
Result 58 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 57 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 7 did not vote
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For
- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Allard, Christian
- Beattie, Colin
- Biagi, Marco
- Brodie, Chic
- Brown, Keith
- Burgess, Margaret
- Campbell, Roderick
- Coffey, Willie
- Constance, Angela
- Crawford, Bruce
- Cunningham, Roseanna
- Dey, Graeme
- Don, Nigel
- Doris, Bob
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fabiani, Linda
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gibson, Rob
- Grahame, Christine
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Ingram, Adam
- Keir, Colin
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- Lyle, Richard
- MacAskill, Kenny
- MacDonald, Angus
- Mackay, Derek
- MacKenzie, Mike
- Mason, John
- Matheson, Michael
- Maxwell, Stewart
- McAlpine, Joan
- McDonald, Mark
- McKelvie, Christina
- McLeod, Aileen
- McLeod, Fiona
- McMillan, Stuart
- Neil, Alex
- Paterson, Gil
- Robertson, Dennis
- Robison, Shona
- Russell, Michael
- Salmond, Alex
- Stevenson, Stewart
- Stewart, Kevin
- Swinney, John
- Thompson, Dave
- Torrance, David
- Watt, Maureen
- Wheelhouse, Paul
- White, Sandra
- Yousaf, Humza
Against
0Abstained
0Did not vote
- Adam, George
- Adamson, Clare
- Campbell, Aileen
- Dornan, James
- Eadie, Jim
- MacDonald, Gordon
- Sturgeon, Nicola
Scottish Labour
- 0 for
- 31 against
- 0 abstained
- 7 did not vote
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0Against
- Baillie, Jackie
- Baker, Richard
- Beamish, Claudia
- Bibby, Neil
- Boyack, Sarah
- Chisholm, Malcolm
- Fee, Mary
- Ferguson, Patricia
- Findlay, Neil
- Gray, Iain
- Henry, Hugh
- Hilton, Cara
- Kelly, James
- Lamont, Johann
- Macdonald, Lewis
- Macintosh, Ken
- Malik, Hanzala
- Marra, Jenny
- Martin, Paul
- McCulloch, Margaret
- McDougall, Margaret
- McMahon, Michael
- McMahon, Siobhan
- McNeil, Duncan
- McTaggart, Anne
- Murray, Elaine
- Pearson, Graeme
- Pentland, John
- Rowley, Alex
- Simpson, Dr Richard
- Smith, Drew
Abstained
0Did not vote
- Baker, Claire
- Baxter, Jayne
- Dugdale, Kezia
- Grant, Rhoda
- Griffin, Mark
- Smith, Elaine
- Stewart, David
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 15 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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- Brown, Gavin
- Buchanan, Cameron
- Carlaw, Jackson
- Davidson, Ruth
- Fergusson, Alex
- Fraser, Murdo
- Goldie, Annabel
- Johnstone, Alex
- Lamont, John
- McGrigor, Jamie
- Milne, Nanette
- Mitchell, Margaret
- Scanlon, Mary
- Scott, John
- Smith, Liz
Abstained
0Did not vote
0Scottish Liberal Democrats
- 0 for
- 3 against
- 0 abstained
- 2 did not vote
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0Against
- Hume, Jim
- McInnes, Alison
- Rennie, Willie
Abstained
0Did not vote
- McArthur, Liam
- Scott, Tavish
Independent
- 1 for
- 1 against
- 0 abstained
- 1 did not vote
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- Urquhart, Jean
Against
- Finnie, John
Abstained
0Did not vote
- Wilson, John
Scottish Green Party
- 0 for
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- 0 abstained
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0Against
- Harvie, Patrick
- Johnstone, Alison
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0Original motion text
That the Parliament welcomes the continued growth of Scotland’s economy and the fact that Scotland’s unemployment rate is the lowest in the UK; further welcomes the fact that, since 2007, Scottish exports have increased by a third, business research and development has risen by 29% and that the total number of registered businesses in Scotland has grown by 10%; agrees that delivering sustainable economic growth and addressing longstanding inequalities are reinforcing, and not competing, objectives, and welcomes the actions that the Scottish Government is taking to foster a supportive business environment, invest in infrastructure, support entrepreneurship, innovation and internationalisation, and to help to ensure that economic growth is characterised by income, regional and social equality.
Defeated amendments
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Supported by: Lewis Macdonald
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2015
Result 31 for, 64 against, 15 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Gavin Brown, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2015
Result 15 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated
Amendments that have not been voted on
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001