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415
MSPs ever elected
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Division · motion
Rural Affairs
S4M-15844
· decided 09 Mar 2016 · lodged by Fergusson, Alex · session S4
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That the Parliament acknowledges the financial difficulties facing Scottish farmers following the delayed payment of common agricultural policy funds as a result of the Scottish Government’s failed £178 million Futures Programme IT system; understands that only 50% of farmers had been paid by the end of February 2016, notwithstanding the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment's assurances that "most" farmers would have received their payments by the end of January; notes that this is the third indicative deadline that the Scottish Government has failed to meet; recognises that current payments to farmers represent only a quarter of the available basic payment and greening funds; believes that these delays have left the rural economy facing a financial black hole of some £300 million; recognises that farmers across the country have lost trust in the ability of the cabinet secretary to deliver funding before the end of the financial year and supports calls for a full independent inquiry into the Scottish Government's IT failures; notes that Scottish farm income has fallen by 15% over the past year, which is only the second time this century when incomes have fallen in two consecutive years and, as a result, calls on the Scottish Government to take whatever steps are necessary to process the outstanding £300 million of basic payment and greening funds and the £38 million of Scottish beef scheme funds, including the hiring of temporary staff if necessary; commends the Scottish Government for having taken steps to ensure that less favoured area support scheme payments are received promptly, and calls on the Scottish Government to guarantee that all claimants will receive the first instalment of their basic payments by no later than the end of March 2016.
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- Abstain
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For
62
SNP
61
- Adam, George
- Adamson, Clare
- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Allard, Christian
- Beattie, Colin
- Biagi, Marco
- Brodie, Chic
- Brown, Keith
- Burgess, Margaret
- Campbell, Aileen
- Campbell, Roderick
- Coffey, Willie
- Constance, Angela
- Crawford, Bruce
- Cunningham, Roseanna
- Dey, Graeme
- Don, Nigel
- Dornan, James
- Eadie, Jim
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fabiani, Linda
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gibson, Rob
- Grahame, Christine
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Ingram, Adam
- Keir, Colin
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- Lyle, Richard
- MacAskill, Kenny
- MacDonald, Angus
- MacDonald, Gordon
- Mackay, Derek
- MacKenzie, Mike
- Mason, John
- Matheson, Michael
- Maxwell, Stewart
- McAlpine, Joan
- McDonald, Mark
- McKelvie, Christina
- McLeod, Fiona
- McMillan, Stuart
- Neil, Alex
- Paterson, Gil
- Robertson, Dennis
- Robison, Shona
- Russell, Michael
- Stevenson, Stewart
- Stewart, Kevin
- Sturgeon, Nicola
- Swinney, John
- Thompson, Dave
- Torrance, David
- Watt, Maureen
- Wheelhouse, Paul
- White, Sandra
- Yousaf, Humza
Ind
1
Against
53
Lab
29
- Baillie, Jackie
- Baxter, Jayne
- Beamish, Claudia
- Bibby, Neil
- Boyack, Sarah
- Brennan, Lesley
- Chisholm, Malcolm
- Dugdale, Kezia
- Ferguson, Patricia
- Grant, Rhoda
- Griffin, Mark
- Henry, Hugh
- Lamont, Johann
- Macdonald, Lewis
- Macintosh, Ken
- Malik, Hanzala
- Martin, Paul
- McCulloch, Margaret
- McDougall, Margaret
- McMahon, Michael
- McMahon, Siobhan
- McTaggart, Anne
- Murray, Elaine
- Pearson, Graeme
- Pentland, John
- Simpson, Dr Richard
- Smith, Drew
- Smith, Elaine
- Stewart, David
Con
15
Green
2
Ind
2
Abstain
0
No-one in this bucket.
Not voted
12