Motion
Building A New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence
S6M-11237.1 · Amendment · lodged by Cameron, Donald
Lodged on
13 Nov 2023Heard / answered on
14 Nov 2023Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 14 Nov 2023
As an amendment to motion S6M-11237 in the name of Jamie Hepburn (Building a New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence), leave out from “notes” to end and insert “regrets that Scotland has consistently taken below its population share of migrants, compared to the rest of the UK; acknowledges that Scotland is the highest taxed nation in the UK; agrees that a decline in the working population would harm Scotland’s public services and economy, and recognises that the Scottish Government must work with the UK Government to address these long-term population challenges.”
Lodged by
Cameron, Donald
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
14 Nov 2023
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
29Against
80Abstain
0Not voted
20In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Donald Cameron
Con
Chamber
· 14 Nov 2023 · Meeting of the Parliament 14 November 2023
No. I have already taken several. The reasons for that are many. It might be because Scotland is the highest-taxed part of the UK, with anyone who earns more than £27,850 in Scotland paying more in …
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 14 Nov 2023 · Meeting of the Parliament 14 November 2023
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if amendment S6M-11237.1, in the name of Donald Cameron, is agreed to, amendment S6M-11237.2, in the name o…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 14 Nov 2023 · Meeting of the Parliament 14 November 2023
I remind members that, if amendment S6M-11237.1, in the name of Donald Cameron, is agreed to, amendment S6M-11237.2, in the name of Paul O’Kane, will fall. We move to the division on amendment S6M-1…
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-11237Original motion13 Nov 2023 · Motion For Debate · Hepburn, JamieThat the Parliament notes that Scotland’s population growth has relied on migration into Scotland; welcomes the fact that there are currently more people choosing to move to Scotland from the rest of the UK than those moving in the opposite direction; recognises the benefits of EU freedom of movement, which was lost as a result of Brexit; agrees tha...
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S6M-11237.1Selected itemDefeated 29/8013 Nov 2023 · Amendment · Cameron, DonaldAs an amendment to motion S6M-11237 in the name of Jamie Hepburn (Building a New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence), leave out from “notes” to end and insert “regrets that Scotland has consistently taken below its population share of migrants, compared to the rest of the UK; acknowledges that Scotland is the highest...