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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 17 February 2021

17 Feb 2021 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Decision Time

There will be a division. This will be a one-minute division. Again, members should let me know if they have any difficulty in voting.

For

Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab)
Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con)
Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (Reform)
Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab)
Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab)
Bowman, Bill (North East Scotland) (Con)
Boyack, Sarah (Lothian) (Lab)
Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con)
Burnett, Alexander (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)
Cameron, Donald (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Carlaw, Jackson (Eastwood) (Con)
Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Chapman, Peter (North East Scotland) (Con)
Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD)
Corry, Maurice (West Scotland) (Con)
Fee, Mary (West Scotland) (Lab)
Findlay, Neil (Lothian) (Lab)
Finnie, John (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Fraser, Murdo (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Golden, Maurice (West Scotland) (Con)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Gray, Iain (East Lothian) (Lab)
Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (Con)
Greer, Ross (West Scotland) (Green)
Griffin, Mark (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Harris, Alison (Central Scotland) (Con)
Harvie, Patrick (Glasgow) (Green)
Johnson, Daniel (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)
Halcro Johnston, Jamie (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Johnstone, Alison (Lothian) (Green)
Kelly, James (Glasgow) (Lab)
Kerr, Liam (North East Scotland) (Con)
Lamont, Johann (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lennon, Monica (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Leonard, Richard (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Lindhurst, Gordon (Lothian) (Con)
Lockhart, Dean (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Macdonald, Lewis (North East Scotland) (Lab)
Marra, Jenny (North East Scotland) (Lab)
Mason, Tom (North East Scotland) (Con)
McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD)
McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow) (Lab)
Mitchell, Margaret (Central Scotland) (Con)
Mountain, Edward (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Mundell, Oliver (Dumfriesshire) (Con)
Rennie, Willie (North East Fife) (LD)
Rowley, Alex (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Rumbles, Mike (North East Scotland) (LD)
Ruskell, Mark (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)
Sarwar, Anas (Glasgow) (Lab)
Scott, John (Ayr) (Con)
Simpson, Graham (Central Scotland) (Con)
Smith, Elaine (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Smith, Liz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Smyth, Colin (South Scotland) (Lab)
Stewart, Alexander (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Stewart, David (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Tomkins, Adam (Glasgow) (Con)
Wells, Annie (Glasgow) (Con)
Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con)
Wightman, Andy (Lothian) (Ind)
Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Against

Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP)
Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)
Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)
Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP)
Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)
Brown, Keith (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP)
Campbell, Aileen (Clydesdale) (SNP)
Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)
Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (SNP)
Crawford, Bruce (Stirling) (SNP)
Cunningham, Roseanna (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP)
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)
FitzPatrick, Joe (Dundee City West) (SNP)
Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)
Freeman, Jeane (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)
Gibson, Kenneth (Cunninghame North) (SNP)
Gilruth, Jenny (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP)
Gougeon, Mairi (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)
Grahame, Christine (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Haughey, Clare (Rutherglen) (SNP)
Hepburn, Jamie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP)
Hyslop, Fiona (Linlithgow) (SNP)
Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)
Lochhead, Richard (Moray) (SNP)
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)
Matheson, Michael (Falkirk West) (SNP)
McAlpine, Joan (South Scotland) (SNP)
McKee, Ivan (Glasgow Provan) (SNP)
McMillan, Stuart (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)
Neil, Alex (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)
Paterson, Gil (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)
Robison, Shona (Dundee City East) (SNP)
Ross, Gail (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)
Russell, Michael (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)
Somerville, Shirley-Anne (Dunfermline) (SNP)
Stevenson, Stewart (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)
Stewart, Kevin (Aberdeen Central) (SNP)
Sturgeon, Nicola (Glasgow Southside) (SNP)
Swinney, John (Perthshire North) (SNP)
Todd, Maree (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)
Torrance, David (Kirkcaldy) (SNP)
Watt, Maureen (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP)
Wheelhouse, Paul (South Scotland) (SNP)
White, Sandra (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)
Yousaf, Humza (Glasgow Pollok) (SNP)

Abstentions

McDonald, Mark (Aberdeen Donside) (Ind)

In the same item of business

The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh) NPA
The first question is, that amendment S5M-24137.3, in the name of John Swinney, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on educa...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. I suspend the meeting to allow members, both in the chamber and externally, to access the voting app. 16:36 Meeting suspended. 16...
The Presiding Officer NPA
We move straight to the vote. The question is, that amendment S5M-24137.3, in the name of John Swinney, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of...
Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con) Con
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I was not able to vote. I would have voted no.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Ms Mitchell would have voted no. I will make sure that your vote is added to the list, Ms Mitchell. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Mothe...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on amendment S5M-24137.3, in the name of John Swinney, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on edu...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that amendment S5M-24137.1, in the name of Jamie Greene, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on educat...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. This will be a one-minute division. Again, members should let me know if they have any difficulty in voting. For Baillie, Jackie ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on amendment S5M-24137.1, in the name of Jamie Greene, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on edu...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on education, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. This is on the amended motion in the name of Willie Rennie. The vote is now closed. Please let me know if you had any difficulties...
Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD) LD
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My voting app has frozen—even in this nice mild weather—and I could not vote. I—Inaudible.—for the motion.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Could members keep the noise down? I did not quite hear the end of what you said, Mr Rumbles. Did you indicate that you would have voted yes? Is that right?
Mike Rumbles LD
Yes.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Thank you, Mr Rumbles. I will add your vote as a yes to the amended motion.
Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP) SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not hear the results of the votes on the amendments. If you tell me them, I can tell you how I am voting on t...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The vote was on Mr Rennie’s motion, as amended by Jamie Greene. It is a Lib Dem motion, as amended by the Conservatives; Mr Swinney’s amendment was not carried.
Alex Neil SNP
But was the motion amended by Mr—Inaudible.—because I could not hear the result. The connection is—Inaudible.
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the vote was that Mr Rennie’s motion was amended by Mr Greene. It is a Liberal Democrat motion, amended by the Conservatives. The Scottish Nati...
Alex Neil SNP
In that case, my vote is no.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Thank you, Mr Neil; your vote has been added.
Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app also froze. I would have voted no.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Thank you, Ms McAlpine; your no vote will be added to the division list. I can tell Gillian Martin and Bob Doris that their votes were registered. For Bai...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on education, as amended, is: For 65, Against 58, Abstentions 1. Motion, as am...
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP) SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Although I cast my vote, I incorrectly voted yes to the amended motion. I appreciate that the vote now stands, but I ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
Thank you, Mr Doris. That clarification is noted, and will be noted in the Official Report. The next question is, that amendment S5M-24138.3, in the name of...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. This will be a one-minute division. The vote is now closed. Members should let me know if they had any difficulties in voting.
Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con) Con
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I do not think that my vote was recorded. I am not sure what was happening with the device, but I would have voted no.
The Presiding Officer NPA
I will make sure that your vote against the amendment is added and recorded properly.
Alex Neil SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My voting system was not working either. I would have voted yes.