Hansard

The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh) NPA

The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S5M-02121, on behalf of the Parliamentary B...

The Presiding Officer NPA

Each member will have up to three minutes to speak in the debate. 16:41

Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) Green

Scottish Green Party MSPs will vote for the statutory instrument, regardless of what reasoned amendments end up as part of the final motion. The substance ...

The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution (Derek Mackay) SNP

My amendment delivers the key points in the Greens’ amendment. This Government recognises the importance of local accountability and local democracy, and we ...

Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) Con

Today we are sitting in uncharted waters. Parliament could be about to vote to allow the Scottish Government to impose a tax rise on local government, claw t...

Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Lab

I rise to support Andy Wightman’s amendment and I make it clear that the Scottish Labour Party will be voting for the statutory instrument. As Andy Wightman ...

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) LD

If we defeat the Government today, Parliament will take the first step towards bringing an end to the council tax. The Liberal Democrats will vote against th...

The Presiding Officer NPA

To wind up the debate, I first call Andy Wightman. 16:56

Andy Wightman Green

One of the most impressive witnesses at the local government evidence session at the commission on local tax reform was a councillor from the Scottish Border...

Derek Mackay SNP

The Greens might think that they are on a bus, but I would argue that it is the Tories who are taking them for a ride. What the Greens are proposing is to re...

The Presiding Officer NPA

That concludes our debate on the council tax. The question will be put at decision time.