Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 03 October 2012
03 Oct 2012 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Decision Time
The result of the division is: For 63, Against 54, Abstentions 3.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament notes the clear choice now facing the people of Scotland between managing a declining budget determined by the priorities of a UK Government or choosing a better way in which a Scottish Parliament, elected by the people of Scotland, has access to Scotland’s resources in order to ensure a fairer, wealthier and stronger society; recognises the health, societal and economic benefits of the universal provision provided under devolution and rejects the idea that this offers “something for nothing”; welcomes the actions taken by the Scottish Government since 2007 to ensure the sustainability of spending in Scotland, including the focus on preventative spending, reform of public services and the empowerment of communities as set out in the Independent Budget Review and the report of the Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services, and agrees that, in order to ensure that Scotland reaches its full potential, can tackle poverty, protect key public services such as the NHS and deliver a socially just and economically vibrant society, it is necessary for the Scottish Parliament to have the full powers of an independent parliament.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament notes the clear choice now facing the people of Scotland between managing a declining budget determined by the priorities of a UK Government or choosing a better way in which a Scottish Parliament, elected by the people of Scotland, has access to Scotland’s resources in order to ensure a fairer, wealthier and stronger society; recognises the health, societal and economic benefits of the universal provision provided under devolution and rejects the idea that this offers “something for nothing”; welcomes the actions taken by the Scottish Government since 2007 to ensure the sustainability of spending in Scotland, including the focus on preventative spending, reform of public services and the empowerment of communities as set out in the Independent Budget Review and the report of the Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services, and agrees that, in order to ensure that Scotland reaches its full potential, can tackle poverty, protect key public services such as the NHS and deliver a socially just and economically vibrant society, it is necessary for the Scottish Parliament to have the full powers of an independent parliament.
In the same item of business
The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick)
NPA
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, in relation to this afternoon’s debate on Scotland’s future, if th...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division.ForAdam, Brian (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP) Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Beattie, Colin ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division is: For 63, Against 54, Abstentions 3.Amendment agreed to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Amendment S4M-04340.3 therefore falls.The next question is, that motion S4M-04340, in the name of Johann Lamont, on Scotland’s future, as amended, be agreed ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division.ForAdam, Brian (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP) Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Beattie, Colin ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division is: For 63, Against 54, Abstentions 3.Motion, as amended, agreed to,That the Parliament notes the clear choice now facing the peop...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that motion S4M-04350, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to.Motion agreed to,Th...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
That concludes decision time. I ask members who are leaving the chamber to do so quickly and quietly.