Building on Scotland’s Strengths in Technology and Engineering to Become Europe’s Leading Space Nation
- Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-16312
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 14 March 2019
Motions as amended
That the Parliament welcomes the rapid growth of the Scottish space sector; notes that it now accounts for 18% of all jobs in the UK space industry; encourages investment in support of the ambition to deliver a full end-to-end space sector capability in Scotland, to build, launch and operate satellites; agrees that now is the time to take advantage of the strengths that Scotland has in technology, engineering and data science to realise this ambition; further agrees that Scotland’s clear strengths in small satellite manufacturing and space data are starting points for success, laying the foundations for Scotland to become Europe’s leading space nation, and considers that this success will be enhanced by Scotland’s plan to become the site of the first spaceport in Europe; welcomes both the Space Industry Act 2018 and the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy, which includes support for a £50 million programme to support small satellite launches and sub-orbital flight from UK spaceports; notes the crucial diversification to the Scottish economy that the space sector provides; considers that future commercial viability will be dependent on the European small satellite launch on demand service, and notes the comparative advantage that Scotland enjoys for spaceport location by providing access to sun-synchronous and polar orbits.
Supported by:
Kate Forbes, Jamie Hepburn, Derek Mackay
Vote
Result 79 for, 21 against, 0 abstained, 29 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 50 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 12 did not vote
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- Adam, George
- Adamson, Clare
- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Arthur, Tom
- Beattie, Colin
- Brown, Keith
- Coffey, Willie
- Constance, Angela
- Crawford, Bruce
- Cunningham, Roseanna
- Dey, Graeme
- Doris, Bob
- Dornan, James
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fabiani, Linda
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Forbes, Kate
- Freeman, Jeane
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gilruth, Jenny
- Gougeon, Mairi
- Grahame, Christine
- Harper, Emma
- Haughey, Clare
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- Lyle, Richard
- MacDonald, Angus
- Mackay, Rona
- Macpherson, Ben
- Martin, Gillian
- Mason, John
- Matheson, Michael
- McKee, Ivan
- McKelvie, Christina
- McMillan, Stuart
- Neil, Alex
- Paterson, Gil
- Regan, Ash
- Russell, Michael
- Somerville, Shirley-Anne
- Stevenson, Stewart
- Stewart, Kevin
- Torrance, David
- Watt, Maureen
- Wheelhouse, Paul
- Yousaf, Humza
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 25 for
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- Balfour, Jeremy
- Ballantyne, Michelle
- Bowman, Bill
- Burnett, Alexander
- Cameron, Donald
- Carson, Finlay
- Chapman, Peter
- Corry, Maurice
- Fraser, Murdo
- Greene, Jamie
- Halcro Johnston, Jamie
- Hamilton, Rachael
- Harris, Alison
- Kerr, Liam
- Lindhurst, Gordon
- Lockhart, Dean
- Mason, Tom
- Mitchell, Margaret
- Mountain, Edward
- Scott, John
- Simpson, Graham
- Smith, Liz
- Tomkins, Adam
- Wells, Annie
- Whittle, Brian
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Scottish Labour
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- Baillie, Jackie
- Baker, Claire
- Bibby, Neil
- Dugdale, Kezia
- Grant, Rhoda
- Gray, Iain
- Johnson, Daniel
- Kelly, James
- Lamont, Johann
- Leonard, Richard
- Marra, Jenny
- Sarwar, Anas
- Smith, Elaine
- Smyth, Colin
- Stewart, David
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Scottish Green Party
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Independent
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Original motion text
That the Parliament welcomes the rapid growth of the Scottish space sector; notes that it now accounts for 18% of all jobs in the UK space industry; encourages investment in support of the ambition to deliver a full end-to-end space sector capability in Scotland, to build, launch and operate satellites; agrees that now is the time to take advantage of the strengths that Scotland has in technology, engineering and data science to realise this ambition; further agrees that Scotland's clear strengths in small satellite manufacturing and space data are starting points for success, laying the foundations for Scotland to become Europe’s leading space nation, and considers that this success will be enhanced by Scotland's plan to become the site of the first spaceport in Europe.
Accepted amendments
Building on Scotland’s Strengths in Technology and Engineering to Become Europe’s Leading Space Nation - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, March 14, 2019
Result 79 for, 21 against, 0 abstained, 29 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated amendments
Building on Scotland’s Strengths in Technology and Engineering to Become Europe’s Leading Space Nation - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Tavish Scott, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, March 14, 2019
Result 19 for, 81 against, 0 abstained, 29 did not vote Vote Defeated
Amendments that have not been voted on
Building on Scotland’s Strengths in Technology and Engineering to Become Europe’s Leading Space Nation - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: David Stewart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, March 14, 2019