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The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
20 Jun 2017
Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD) Findlay, Neil (Lothian) (Lab) Finnie, John...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
20 Jun 2017
Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD) Findlay, Neil (Lothian) (Lab) Finnie, John...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
09 Nov 2017
Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Bal...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
26 Apr 2018
Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (La...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
26 Apr 2018
Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (Con) Bowman, Bill (North East Scotland) (Con) Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con) Burnett, Alexander (Aberdeenshire West) (Con) Cameron, Donald (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
26 Apr 2018
Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (La...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
10 May 2018
Decision Time
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (Con) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Bowman, Bil...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
10 May 2018
Decision Time
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (Con) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Bowman, Bil...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
10 May 2018
Decision Time
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (Con) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Bowman, Bil...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
08 Nov 2018
Prescription (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
We proceed to the division on amendment 1. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Dugdale, Kezia (Lothian) (Lab) Fee, Mary (West Scotland) (Lab) Findlay...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
08 Nov 2018
Prescription (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Dugdale, Kezia (Lothian) (Lab) Fee, Mary (West Scotland) (Lab) Findlay, Neil (Lothian) ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
08 Nov 2018
Prescription (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Dugdale, Kezia (Lothian) (Lab) Fee, Mary (West Scotland) (Lab) Findlay, Neil (Lothian) ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
08 Nov 2018
Prescription (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Dugdale, Kezia (Lothian) (Lab) Fee, Mary (West Scotland) (Lab) Findlay, Neil (Lothian) ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
19 Mar 2019
Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
We will now proceed with the division on amendment 9. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid S...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
26 Jan 2017
Decision Time
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD) Dugdale, Kezia (Lothian) (Lab) Fee, Mary (...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
26 Jan 2017
Decision Time
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
20 Jun 2017
Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
We move to the division on amendment 1A. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD) Findlay, Neil (Lothian) (Lab...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
22 Jun 2017
Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
We move to the division on amendment 1. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (Con) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
09 Nov 2017
Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Bea...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
26 Apr 2018
Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
We will proceed with the division on amendment 34. For Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (Con) Bowman, Bill (North East Scotland) (Con) Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con) Burnett, Alexander (Aberdeenshire West) (Con) Cameron, Donald (Highl...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
09 May 2019
Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
We move to the division on amendment 7. For Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (Con) Bowman, Bill (North East Scotland) (Con) Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con) Burnett, Alexander (Aberdeenshire West) (Con) Cameron, Donald (Highlands and Is...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Christine Grahame) SNP Chamber
20 Jun 2019
Decision Time
There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S5M-17781, in the name of Kevin Stewart, on the Planning (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to. Members should cast their votes now. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP Chamber
03 Dec 2020
Decision Time
I ask that members now vote on motion S5M-23014, please. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mi...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
21 Apr 2015
Culture, Visitor Attractions and Events (Contribution to Economy and Society)
I say to Dennis Robertson that he should just forget Aberdeenshire West—welcome to Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. The next train leaving Edinburgh Waverley is the train for the Borders, calling at Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Stow, Galashiels and Tweedbank. The date ...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
20 Jun 2024
Benefits Uptake
I congratulate Evelyn Tweed on securing the debate. I will restrict my comments to the percentage of eligible pensioners who do not claim pension credit. This is not the first, nor probably the last, speech that I will make on the topic. Earlier this year, pensioners received...
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): SNP Chamber
06 Oct 2005
Structural Funds<br />(South of Scotland)
I, too, congratulate Euan Robson on securing this debate on a very important issue. I cannot congratulate Mr Purvis on his rather selective quotations. I recall that, during the previous debate on this issue, infrastructure projects were seen as additional. One of the great ne...
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): SNP Committee
17 Dec 2002
New Petitions
The committee must wonder whether I attend its meetings only to speak about petitions that relate to the Borders. The petition says something about economic decline in the Borders. We are hitting two and a half years since the Parliament unanimously voted for the reinstatement...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
19 Nov 2024
Rural Economy (Impact of United Kingdom Government Budget)
I hope that you have not just said something that you will regret, Presiding Officer—that happens in here. I initially had 12 years in this Parliament representing the rural South of Scotland region and, for the past 13 years, I have represented Midlothian South, Tweeddale an...
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): SNP Chamber
22 Jan 2009
Cuiken Primary School Playing Field
I am grateful for the opportunity to bring the motion to the chamber, not only because I want to publicise this particular issue, but because it will allow us to talk about the wider context of the failure of public engagement with the planning process—in this case, the respon...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
06 Oct 2011
Broadcasting (Scottish Borders)
I apologise for the long title. I thank all the members who have stayed behind, whether or not they take part.In representing Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, and in my previous capacity as a South of Scotland member, I am acutely aware of the deficit in national an...
Christine Grahame SNP Chamber
15 May 2014
Homecoming Scotland 2014
I am obliged to Stewart Stevenson for that. Jenny Marra was busy writing it down and amending her closing speech. I found the VisitScotland website and, indeed, the Scottish Borders Council website regarding homecoming events easy to access. I am a technophobe, so if I can un...
Christine Grahame: SNP Chamber
14 Jun 2006
Waverley Railway (Scotland) Bill: Final Stage
I understand that. I am simply making the point that estimates should not be based simply on the population of an area. The day and place that were selected to arrive at the figure for usage must also be taken into account.We all know about the problem of journey times, which ...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
18 Mar 2015
In-work Poverty
I very much identify with the tenor of the independent and Green motion. It is ironic that we are having this debate on budget day. Members can call me cynical, but I suspect that the gap between the rich and the poor will get even greater. I say to Neil Findlay that it is reg...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
14 Sep 2017
Borders Talking Newspapers
First, I declare an interest, in that I am not age proof. I welcome the people from Borders Talking Newspapers, and I congratulate Rachael Hamilton on securing the debate on her important motion. I, too, have lodged a motion about Borders Talking Newspapers, which underlines ...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
30 May 2023
Hospital at Home Programme
I have to admit that, until recently, when I heard a news programme about it, I was unaware that the hospital at home service existed. That was my failure. I note that the Scottish Government’s motion states that it is “a cost effective alternative to acute care”, but, more ...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
06 Jun 2023
Active Travel Transformation
Deputy Presiding Officer, I must know what the bonus is first—I mean, I have to have notice of what the bonus will be. Anyway, I am pleased to support the Government motion, and I welcome the additional £20 million of funding. As others have said, one of the unexpected and ra...
Christine Grahame SNP Chamber
07 Jun 2023
Local Bus Services
I certainly do not rule out municipal ownership, but I am watching a family-owned company that has pulled up the service in my constituency by its bootstraps. I criticise when that is necessary, but there has been huge improvement across the Scottish Borders and into Midlothia...
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): SNP Chamber
03 Sep 2003
European Structural Funds (South of Scotland)
I congratulate Jeremy Purvis on securing this first members' business debate following the recess. My connection with the south of Scotland goes back more than 30 years, to when I was a teacher in Newton Stewart. I campaigned for many years in the Scottish Borders, and have se...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
13 Nov 2024
Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs (Farms)
I shall try hard to temper my words in order to obey that instruction, Deputy Presiding Officer. I thank the Conservatives for bringing this debate to the chamber. I want to lay to rest the notion that the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government do not understand rura...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
27 Sep 2022
Adopt a Road
Before I proceed, I have to say that I am disappointed that the previous speaker had to be whipped to speak in this delightful debate—he made such a delightful contribution. Members’ business debates should be free and easy and should not require whipping. I just wanted to rai...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
10 Jun 2025
Sheriffhall Roundabout
I congratulate the member on securing the debate. Way back before the Sheriffhall roundabout was born, City of Edinburgh District Council rejected, pre-construction, the proposal for an inbuilt underpass to future proof the roundabout, advising that it was not worth the cost....
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
07 Jun 2022
National Parks
Oh—that is lovely. I am pleased to speak in the debate, although it will be with a tinge of irony. Before I press on, I advise Mr Whitfield that I will have plenty to say about the Scottish Borders. Why do I say “a tinge of irony”? Some members who were here a couple of se...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
13 Nov 2024
Rural Roads
I thank the member for bringing the debate to the chamber, as I have four major north-to-south roads in my rural constituency of Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale: the A68, the A7, the A701 and the A702. If I may, Deputy Presiding Officer, I will confine myself to spe...
Christine Grahame: SNP Committee
17 Dec 2002
New Petitions
Let me make a final point. An argument was made about interruptions to rail journeys. I remind the committee that the stops that I mentioned in Midlothian are 1 mile to 2 miles apart. We are talking not about great distances—such distances are like those between bus stops. It ...
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): SNP Chamber
13 Sep 2006
Penicuik Leisure Facilities
I thank the Deputy Minister for Finance, Public Service Reform and Parliamentary Business in anticipation of his response to the debate, which I believe is the first in seven years to deal specifically with Penicuik. The town is in the invidious position of being under the con...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
11 Feb 2016
Local Newspapers
I, too, congratulate Graeme Dey on securing the debate. Although the motion refers to announcements by Johnston Press, it has a wider remit. Johnston Press includes a paper in my constituency, the Midlothian Advertiser. Local papers are all important in keeping my constituents...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
07 Dec 2022
Scottish Education System
I will speak to the Scottish Government’s amendment but, as a preamble, I advise members that, many moons ago, I was a secondary teacher of English. I am notorious for my pedantry. I correct those who say “less” instead of “fewer” or “disinterested” instead of “uninterested”—I...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
20 Feb 2025
Private Finance Initiative/Public-Private Partnership Contracts
I congratulate my colleague on securing this debate. When PFI is mentioned to the public, it does not mean much to them—but it does matter. The abbreviation stands for private finance initiative. In practice, it means private companies building the likes of schools for local ...
Christine Grahame: SNP Committee
06 Nov 2002
Complaint
Well, for the record, the e-mail of 24 April 2002 states:"Dear Christine we would like to confirm that we wish you to deal with this matter concerning our daughters care."That e-mail was in response to an e-mail from me that asked plainly whether I should tell Mr Jenkins about...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
22 Jan 2025
Electricity Infrastructure Consenting
It is a pity that I have only four minutes for my speech, so I cannot take interventions. There is a proposal by Scottish Power Energy Networks for a string of pylons partly across my constituency. Although I support a move to more green and renewable energy, with much of it ...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
15 Sep 2011
First Minister’s Question Time · Prime Minister (Meetings)
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is part of the south of Scotland. Does the First Minister share my concern that the south of Scotland—notwithstanding the fact that it does not even receive STV—is not on the eligibility list for consideration in Jeremy Hunt’s consult...
Christine Grahame SNP Chamber
15 May 2014
Homecoming Scotland 2014
It is indeed. I am obliged to Mr Q’s owner for bringing that into the debate. He seems to be a bit of a star of this week. The Borders is renowned—rightly so—for its ridings, which form part of the official events as the return to the ridings celebration. My diary is already ...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
26 Oct 2011
Winter Resilience
It has been a long debate and much has been said so far. However, the highlight for me has been finding out that Keith Brown’s number 1 fan is Helen Eadie. I tell him to be very afraid. However, if I want grit for my road, I will call Ms Eadie.“Drivers in the Borders have been...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
25 Apr 2012
Allotments Regeneration Initiative (North Ayrshire)
I am delighted to take part in this debate and congratulate Kenny Gibson on securing a debate on the topic.Among my limited talents, I am quite green fingered. I am part of the green-fingered brigade, but I have a very small garden and have run out of space. I love allotments,...
Christine Grahame SNP Chamber
20 Apr 2017
Defence Basing Reforms
Bear with me a minute. There are three and four-bedroomed houses with garages and fenced gardens; the children attend Mauricewood primary school, as they have for generations; and recently wives and partners, who are quite often disengaged from things and are unable to take u...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
18 Feb 2021
Men’s Sheds Movement
I, too, congratulate Maurice Corry on securing the debate. I led the members’ business debate on this very same issue on 21 March 2019, but those were very different days—“pre-Covid”, as we will all be calling them. There are quite a few men’s sheds in Midlothian South, Tweed...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
22 Mar 2022
Scottish Tourism Month 2022
It goes without saying—although I will say it—that businesses that depend directly on tourists, or indirectly, as suppliers or through tourist footfall, have had a tough time over the past two years. Thank goodness for Government support here and through the UK furlough scheme...
Christine Grahame SNP Chamber
07 Jun 2022
National Parks
I am going to shock Finlay Carson: I agree with him. We also have the great tapestry of Scotland at Galashiels and the wonderful building for it. The town is also the home of “Coulter’s Candy” or “Ally Bally Bee”, which was devised by Robert Colthart, a mischievous worker in ...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
01 Dec 2022
Small Business Saturday 2022
I congratulate my colleague on securing this timely debate. There is no better time to focus on local shops and shopping than in the run-up to Christmas—of course, I must not omit the trades and professions. In refurbishing my Gala office, I have used as many local trades as I...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP Chamber
08 Nov 2023
Cashback for Communities
Frequently, we become so accustomed to the innovative policies that the Parliament has introduced that we forget to reflect on—and, in some circumstances, to celebrate—the impact that they have had on people for the better. Examples include the ban on smoking in public places,...
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Meeting of the Parliament 20 June 2017

20 Jun 2017 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Grahame, Christine SNP Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Watch on SPTV

There will be a division.

For

Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab)
Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab)
Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab)
Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD)
Findlay, Neil (Lothian) (Lab)
Finnie, John (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Gray, Iain (East Lothian) (Lab)
Greer, Ross (West Scotland) (Green)
Harvie, Patrick (Glasgow) (Green)
Johnson, Daniel (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)
Johnstone, Alison (Lothian) (Green)
Kelly, James (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lamont, Johann (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lennon, Monica (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Leonard, Richard (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Macdonald, Lewis (North East Scotland) (Lab)
McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD)
McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow) (Lab)
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, Tavish (Shetland Islands) (LD)
Smith, Elaine (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Smyth, Colin (South Scotland) (Lab)
Stewart, David (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Wightman, Andy (Lothian) (Green)

Against

Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP)
Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)
Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)
Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP)
Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con)
Ballantyne, Michelle (South Scotland) (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)
Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (SNP)
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)
Evans, Mairi (Angus North and Mearns) (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)
Fraser, Murdo (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Freeman, Jeane (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)
Gilruth, Jenny (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP)
Golden, Maurice (West Scotland) (Con)
Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (Con)
Halcro Johnston, Jamie (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Haughey, Clare (Rutherglen) (SNP)
Hepburn, Jamie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP)
Hyslop, Fiona (Linlithgow) (SNP)
Kerr, Liam (North East Scotland) (Con)
Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)
Lindhurst, Gordon (Lothian) (Con)
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, Derek (Renfrewshire North and West) (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, Tom (North East Scotland) (Con)
Matheson, Michael (Falkirk West) (SNP)
McAlpine, Joan (South Scotland) (SNP)
McDonald, Mark (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP)
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)
Robison, Shona (Dundee City East) (SNP)
Ross, Gail (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)
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)
Sturgeon, Nicola (Glasgow Southside) (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)
Yousaf, Humza (Glasgow Pollok) (SNP)

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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Christine Grahame) SNP
The next item of business is stage 3 of the Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have the bill as amended at sta...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
Group 1 is entitled “Regulations under section 10(1): economic, environmental and social impacts”. Amendment 1, in the name of the Cabinet Secretary for Fina...
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution (Derek Mackay) SNP
I will speak first to amendment 1. The Scottish Government fully supports and recognises the importance of robust analysis of policies both before and after ...
Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) Green
The amendments that I lodged are designed to add some policy purpose to air departure tax, to ensure that evidence informs decisions on ADT rates, and to add...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
Thank you, Mr Wightman. We move to the open debate. I call Murdo Fraser.
Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Con
I will speak briefly on the amendments that are before us. As we have heard, the Finance and Constitution Committee recommended that, when bringing forward...
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) Green
Murdo Fraser indicates that a scenario might arise in which a decision on rates and bands needs to be taken quickly. Surely even in a situation that is perce...
Murdo Fraser Con
I thank Mr Harvie for that comment, but I think that his concerns are addressed in the cabinet secretary’s amendment 1, which says that ministers “must have ...
Andy Wightman Green
When those proposals for rates and bands come to Parliament for us to make a decision about them, we will be unable to do that effectively and in an informed...
Murdo Fraser Con
If members are not satisfied that the evidence is there to support the setting of rates and bands, they can reject the proposal to set them and send it back ...
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab
I speak in favour of all the amendments in this group—amendment 1, in the name of the cabinet secretary, and, in particular, amendments 1A, 1B and 1C, in the...
James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab
I rise to support Andy Wightman’s amendments in particular. The cabinet secretary said that he listened carefully to the debate and the representations that ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
As no other member has asked to speak, I call the cabinet secretary to wind up on amendment 1.
Derek Mackay SNP
I suppose that I could begin from where James Kelly left off, on what he described as a waffly move in the right direction—that is high praise indeed from Ja...
Patrick Harvie Green
Is the cabinet secretary any more able than he was at stage 2 to tell us why on earth he already feels able to adopt a policy on how he wants to use the tax—...
Derek Mackay SNP
Patrick Harvie has fairly asked a specific question that Andy Wightman has also asked: what independent Scottish Government-commissioned analysis was underta...
Andy Wightman Green
Air departure tax is a modest tax on a very lightly taxed industry. The effective tax subsidy for the UK aviation sector in 2012 was around £11.4 billion, wi...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
The question is, that amendment 1A be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
There will be a division. As this is the first division, I suspend the meeting for five minutes. 15:54 Meeting suspended. 15:59 On resuming—
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
We move to the division on amendment 1A. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotla...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
The result of the division is: For 29, Against 86, Abstentions 0. Amendment 1A disagreed to. Amendment 1B moved—Andy Wightman.
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
The question is, that amendment 1B be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibb...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
The result of the division is: For 30, Against 85, Abstentions 0. Amendment 1B disagreed to. Amendment 1C moved—Andy Wightman.
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
The question is, that amendment 1C be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Beamish, Claudia (South Scotland) (Lab) Bibb...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
The result of the division is: For 30, Against 87, Abstentions 0. Amendment 1C disagreed to.
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
I invite Derek Mackay to press or seek to withdraw amendment 1.
Derek Mackay SNP
I press amendment 1. Amendment 1 agreed to.
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
That ends consideration of amendments. There has been a procedural change, which I will read out. It will be repeated later. As members will be aware, at t...