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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 20 January 2021

20 Jan 2021 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Decision Time

There will be a division.

That vote is now closed. Please let me know if you had any difficulties in voting.

I can assure Bruce Crawford that his vote was registered. There is no need for a point of order.

Gordon MacDonald’s vote was also registered. There is no need for a point of order.

For

Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP)
Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)
Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)
Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP)
Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con)
Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)
Bowman, Bill (North East Scotland) (Con)
Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con)
Brown, Keith (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP)
Burnett, Alexander (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)
Cameron, Donald (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Campbell, Aileen (Clydesdale) (SNP)
Carlaw, Jackson (Eastwood) (Con)
Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Chapman, Peter (North East Scotland) (Con)
Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)
Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD)
Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (SNP)
Corry, Maurice (West Scotland) (Con)
Crawford, Bruce (Stirling) (SNP)
Cunningham, Roseanna (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP)
Davidson, Ruth (Edinburgh Central) (Con)
Denham, Ash (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP)
Dey, Graeme (Angus South) (SNP)
Doris, Bob (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP)
Dornan, James (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP)
Ewing, Annabelle (Cowdenbeath) (SNP)
Ewing, Fergus (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP)
Fabiani, Linda (East Kilbride) (SNP)
Finnie, John (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
FitzPatrick, Joe (Dundee City West) (SNP)
Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)
Fraser, Murdo (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Freeman, Jeane (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)
Gibson, Kenneth (Cunninghame North) (SNP)
Gilruth, Jenny (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP)
Golden, Maurice (West Scotland) (Con)
Gougeon, Mairi (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)
Grahame, Christine (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)
Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (Con)
Greer, Ross (West Scotland) (Green)
Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Harris, Alison (Central Scotland) (Con)
Harvie, Patrick (Glasgow) (Green)
Haughey, Clare (Rutherglen) (SNP)
Hepburn, Jamie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP)
Hyslop, Fiona (Linlithgow) (SNP)
Halcro Johnston, Jamie (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Kerr, Liam (North East Scotland) (Con)
Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)
Lindhurst, Gordon (Lothian) (Con)
Lochhead, Richard (Moray) (SNP)
Lockhart, Dean (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Lyle, Richard (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)
MacDonald, Angus (Falkirk East) (SNP)
MacDonald, Gordon (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)
MacGregor, Fulton (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)
Mackay, Rona (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)
Macpherson, Ben (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (SNP)
Maguire, Ruth (Cunninghame South) (SNP)
Martin, Gillian (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP)
Mason, John (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
Mason, Tom (North East Scotland) (Con)
Matheson, Michael (Falkirk West) (SNP)
McAlpine, Joan (South Scotland) (SNP)
McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD)
McKee, Ivan (Glasgow Provan) (SNP)
McKelvie, Christina (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP)
McMillan, Stuart (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)
Mitchell, Margaret (Central Scotland) (Con)
Mountain, Edward (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Mundell, Oliver (Dumfriesshire) (Con)
Neil, Alex (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)
Paterson, Gil (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)
Rennie, Willie (North East Fife) (LD)
Robison, Shona (Dundee City East) (SNP)
Ross, Gail (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)
Rumbles, Mike (North East Scotland) (LD)
Ruskell, Mark (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)
Russell, Michael (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)
Scott, John (Ayr) (Con)
Simpson, Graham (Central Scotland) (Con)
Smith, Liz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Somerville, Shirley-Anne (Dunfermline) (SNP)
Stevenson, Stewart (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)
Stewart, Alexander (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Stewart, Kevin (Aberdeen Central) (SNP)
Swinney, John (Perthshire North) (SNP)
Todd, Maree (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)
Tomkins, Adam (Glasgow) (Con)
Torrance, David (Kirkcaldy) (SNP)
Watt, Maureen (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP)
Wells, Annie (Glasgow) (Con)
Wheelhouse, Paul (South Scotland) (SNP)
White, Sandra (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)
Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con)
Wightman, Andy (Lothian) (Ind)
Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)
Yousaf, Humza (Glasgow Pollok) (SNP)

Against

McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow) (Lab)

Abstentions

Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (Reform)
Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab)
Boyack, Sarah (Lothian) (Lab)
Fee, Mary (West Scotland) (Lab)
Findlay, Neil (Lothian) (Lab)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Gray, Iain (East Lothian) (Lab)
Griffin, Mark (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Johnson, Daniel (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)
Kelly, James (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lamont, Johann (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lennon, Monica (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Leonard, Richard (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Macdonald, Lewis (North East Scotland) (Lab)
McDonald, Mark (Aberdeen Donside) (Ind)
Rowley, Alex (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Sarwar, Anas (Glasgow) (Lab)
Smith, Elaine (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Smyth, Colin (South Scotland) (Lab)
Stewart, David (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

In the same item of business

The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh) NPA
The next item of business is decision time. I suspend proceedings for a few moments to allow members time to access the voting app. 17:37 Meeting suspended....
The Presiding Officer NPA
We resume proceedings and go straight to the first vote. The question is, that amendment S5M-23894.3, in the name of Jeane Freeman, which seeks to amend moti...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. Members may cast their votes now. This will be a one-minute division. The vote is now closed. Any member who believes that they we...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on amendment S5M-23894.3, in the name of Jeane Freeman, which seeks to amend motion S5M-23894, in the name of Monica Lennon, on pr...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that amendment S5M-23894.1, in the name of Donald Cameron, which seeks to amend motion S5M-23894, in the name of Monica Lennon, on prot...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. It will be a one-minute division. Members may vote now. The vote is now closed. Again, any member who had difficulty voting should...
Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Reform) Reform
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I did not connect to the digital voting system, but I would have voted yes.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Thank you. That is noted and I will ensure that your vote is added as a yes to that amendment. Liz Smith wishes to raise a point of order. However, there ...
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Con
Presiding Officer, I do not know whether you can hear me, but I would have voted yes.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Thank you. We heard that; you would have voted yes on the amendment. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Ba...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on amendment S5M-23894.1, in the name of Donald Cameron, which seeks to amend motion S5M-23894, in the name of Monica Lennon, on p...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that motion S5M-23984, in the name of Monica Lennon, on protecting Scotland’s health and care workforce, as amended, be agreed to. Are ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a one-minute division. The vote has now closed. Please let me know if there were any issues with voting. I note that Clare Adamson and Stuart...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on motion S5M-23894, in the name of Monica Lennon, on protecting Scotland’s health and care workforce, as amended, is: For 66, Aga...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that motion S5M-23903, in the name of Graeme Dey, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to. That is the motion on f...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. That vote is now closed. Please let me know if you had any difficulties in voting. I can assure Bruce Crawford that his vote was ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on motion S5M-23903, in the name of Graeme Dey, on approval of an SSI, is: For 100, Against 1, Abstentions 21. Motion agreed to, ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that motion S5M-23910, in the name of Graeme Dey, on approval of an SSI, be agreed to. That is one of the motions to which Michelle Bal...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. That vote is now closed. Please let me know if you were not able to vote. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Mo...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division is: For 118, Against 1, Abstentions 2. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Re...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I thank colleagues for their patience. There are clearly a lot of complicated votes and connectivity issues tonight. The next question is, that motion S5M-2...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I advise Gordon MacDonald that his vote was registered, so there is no need for him to make a point of order. The result of the division on motion S5M-23911...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that motions S5M-23904 to S5M-23909 and motion S5M-23912, all in the name of Graeme Dey, on approval of SSIs, be agreed to. Motions ag...
The Presiding Officer NPA
That concludes decision time. Members will be pleased to know that we are having our first entirely remote vote tomorrow evening. On that note, I close the m...