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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament 18 January 2017

18 Jan 2017 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Decision Time
Macintosh, Ken NPA West Scotland Watch on SPTV

The result of the division is: For 64, Against 63, Abstentions 0.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament opposes the Scottish Government’s plans to abolish the board of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE); recognises the vital work that HIE carries out for businesses and communities across the Highlands and Islands; calls on the Scottish Government to reverse this decision and ensure that the HIE board continues to take all strategic, operational and budgetary decisions, and recognises the impact that the Scottish Government’s plans for centralisation will have on HIE’s unique social remit.

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