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The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

General Question Time · Active Travel (Funding)

That was not quite on the nose for the general question, but do you want to respond, cabinet secretary?

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

General Question Time · Active Travel (Funding)

I realise that everyone is finding their feet, including me. I remind members that they should only press their button if they want to ask a supplementary to the general question that has been asked.Alex Cole-Hamilton has a supplementary.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

General Question Time · Active Travel (Funding)

Lloyd Melville has a supplementary.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

General Question Time · Active Travel (Funding)

That is not relevant to this question. We are on supplementaries to the question that Patrick Harvie asked.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

General Question Time · Active Travel (Funding)

Julie MacDougall has a supplementary.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

The process is opened again for further nominations. However, to be clear, any other member who is nominated will have to come from the party from which the original member was selected.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

If a candidate receives the majority of votes, that candidate will become the committee convener. If the majority is against it, that candidate will not be the committee convener.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Willie Rennie’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Fifteen out of 15 convenerships will be subject to secret ballots.I have also received two valid nominations for convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. The nomin...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Craig Hoy’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Willie Rennie has been nominated as convener of the Transport Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objection was received.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Mark Ruskell’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Craig Hoy has been nominated as convener of the Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button n...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Bob Doris’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Mark Ruskell has been nominated as convener of the Rural Affairs Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objection was noted.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Paul Sweeney’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Bob Doris has been nominated as convener of the Public Service Reform Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objection was noted.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Neil Bibby’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Paul Sweeney has been nominated as convener of the Public Petitions Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objection was noted.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Helen McDade’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Neil Bibby has been nominated as convener of the Public Audit Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objection was noted.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Clare Haughey’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Helen McDade has been nominated as convener of the Health, Care and Sport Committee. If any member objects to her election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objection wa...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Patrick Harvie’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Clare Haughey has been nominated as convener of the Finance and Public Administration Committee. If any member objects to her election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Katie Hagmann’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Patrick Harvie has been nominated as convener of the Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Karen Adam’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Katie Hagmann has been nominated as convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. If any member objects to her election as convener, please press your point-of-order button n...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Duncan Massey’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Karen Adam has been nominated as convener of the Education and Gaelic Committee. If any member objects to her election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objection was no...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Calum Kerr’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Duncan Massey has been nominated as convener of the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objection...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Alyn Smith’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Calum Kerr has been nominated as convener of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objectio...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Stuart McMillan’s election as convener will be subject to election by secret ballot.Alyn Smith has been nominated as convener of the Criminal Justice Committee. If any member objects to his election as convener, please press your point-of-order button now.An objection was noted.

The Presiding Officer (Kenneth Gibson) NPA Chamber

Committee Conveners

Colleagues, we turn to the election of committee conveners. When more than one nomination for convener of a committee has been received, an election will be conducted by secret ballot. I will give you instructions on this shortly.When a single nomination has been received, the...

The Presiding Officer (Kenneth Gibson) NPA Chamber

Time for Reflection

Our first item of business this afternoon is time for reflection, and our time for reflection leader today is Rabbi Moshe Rubin of Giffnock synagogue, the Senior Rabbi of Scotland.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

That concludes decision time.Meeting closed at 17:20.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The result of the division on motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services, as amended, is: For 84, Against 28, Abstentions 10.Motion, as amended, agreed to,That the Parliament believes in fair, progressive and sustainable taxation to ...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The final question is, that motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.5, in the name of Willie Rennie, is: For 52, Against 69, Abstentions 0.Amendment disagreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

There will be a division.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Craig Hoy is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Willie Rennie will fall.The next question is, that amendment S7M-00249.3, in the name of Craig Hoy, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, ...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.1, in the name of Patrick Harvie, is: For 30, Against 37, Abstentions 55.Amendment disagreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The ghost of Màiri McAllan speaks. Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

There will be a division. Interruption. Gonnae let us in on the joke, aye? Laughter.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The next question is, that amendment S7M-00249.4, in the name of Michael Marra, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.2, in the name of Kim Schmulian, is: For 16, Against 94, Abstentions 10.Amendment disagreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

There will be a division.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The result of the division on motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services, as amended, is: For 84, Against 28, Abstentions 10.Motion, as amended, agreed to,That the Parliament believes in fair, progressive and sustainable taxation to ...

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

There will be a division.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The next question is, that amendment S7M-00249.5, in the name of Willie Rennie, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.3, in the name of Craig Hoy, is: For 28, Against 94, Abstentions 0.Amendment disagreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The next question is, that amendment S7M-00249.5, in the name of Willie Rennie, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.3, in the name of Craig Hoy, is: For 28, Against 94, Abstentions 0.Amendment disagreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

There will be a division.The division list for amendment S7M-00249.3 will be inserted as soon as it is available.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

There will be a division. Interruption. I will have to use a trapdoor lever on the Liberal Democrat benches quite soon if that hilarity continues. Laughter. It is a shame—the crocs were hungry, too.The vote is closed.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The next question is, that amendment S7M-00249.1, in the name of Patrick Harvie, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.4, in the name of Michael Marra, is: For 95, Against 27, Abstentions 0.Amendment agreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.4, in the name of Michael Marra, is: For 95, Against 27, Abstentions 0.Amendment agreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Your vote has been recorded.The division list for amendment S7M-00249.4 will be inserted as soon as it is available.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The ghost of Màiri McAllan speaks. Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

There will be a division. Interruption. Gonnae let us in on the joke, aye? Laughter.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

The next question is, that amendment S7M-00249.4, in the name of Michael Marra, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

Your vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber

We come to the vote on amendment S7M-00249.2, in the name of Kim Schmulian, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services. Members should cast their vote now.The vote is closed.

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Meeting of the Parliament 09 June 2026 [Last updated 15:32]

09 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament

Item of business

General Question Time

Active Travel (Funding)

Gibson, Kenneth NPA Cunninghame North Watch on SPTV

That was not quite on the nose for the general question, but do you want to respond, cabinet secretary?

In the same item of business

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) Green

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of comments made by the First Minister in the Parliament on 2 June that the Scottish Government prioritises active a...

The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport (Stephen Flynn) SNP

I thank Patrick Harvie for his question, because it gives me the opportunity to restate what the First Minister said. We support cycling, walking and wheelin...

Patrick Harvie Green

I am sorry that the cabinet secretary did not choose to answer that question by explaining why the cut took place and why it took place during the election p...

Stephen Flynn SNP

Mr Harvie will be pleased to know that £3.2 million is still going to regional transport partnerships—£1.6 million will be available for local direct awards ...

The Presiding Officer NPA

Julie MacDougall has a supplementary.

Julie MacDougall (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform) Reform

I recently met the chief executive of Forth Valley College. It was incredibly harrowing to hear about how apprenticeship courses are being cut—

The Presiding Officer NPA

That is not relevant to this question. We are on supplementaries to the question that Patrick Harvie asked.

Julie MacDougall Reform

The Presiding Officer NPA

Lloyd Melville has a supplementary.

Lloyd Melville (Angus South) (SNP) SNP

My apologies, Presiding Officer. I pressed my button in error, thinking that I would have to do that for my general question later on.

The Presiding Officer NPA

I realise that everyone is finding their feet, including me. I remind members that they should only press their button if they want to ask a supplementary to...

Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh North Western) (LD) LD

I hope that the cabinet secretary will agree that one of the safest ways to get students from Kirkliston in my constituency to their catchment high school in...

The Presiding Officer NPA

That was not quite on the nose for the general question, but do you want to respond, cabinet secretary?

Stephen Flynn SNP

I am happy to answer.If Mr Cole-Hamilton wishes to write to me, I will write back to him as swiftly as I possibly can.