Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 01 October 2025 [Draft]
01 Oct 2025 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Business Motions
Yes, I think that that is fair. There is, broadly speaking, an agreement that this is something that needs to be done. I am pleased that Mr Eagle has made a point that I omitted to make, which is that we are talking about something that is not simply a technical defect but one that could have serious adverse consequences.
I voted against the legislation because I think that the tax burden is already too high, with VAT at 20 per cent—who knows what it is going to be in November—and because the proposed tax is unworkable.
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-19136, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a busi...
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind)
Ind
I wish to speak to the business motion and to make two arguments to the Minister for Parliamentary Business, both of which I set out to him in detail in writ...
Tim Eagle (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Con
Fergus Ewing has eloquently echoed my view that this issue is one of deep concern to businesses across Scotland. Does he acknowledge that the Conservative gr...
Fergus Ewing
Ind
Yes, I think that that is fair. There is, broadly speaking, an agreement that this is something that needs to be done. I am pleased that Mr Eagle has made a ...
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Con
Will the member take an intervention?
Fergus Ewing
Ind
I am very sorry, but I have only one minute left in which to advance my second argument. I believe that the tax, as it currently stands, is unworkable, beca...
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)
Green
I would prefer not to vote against the business motion, but I need to ask for some assurance and a commitment from the minister in relation to an issue that ...
Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Con
The Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee has completed its carbon budgets report and published it yesterday. The committee went through the issues at pac...
Patrick Harvie
Green
As I acknowledged, the committee has undertaken that scrutiny, and the member is quite right that this relates to the timing of the climate change plan, whic...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
I call the minister to respond on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau. 17:50
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey)
SNP
The Minister for Public Finance has made it clear that the Government is engaging with industry partners, local authorities and others to understand how we c...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Thank you. We move to the vote on the motion. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 7 October 20...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next item of business is consideration of business motions S6M-19137 and S6M-19138, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on ...