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From a Warm Scots Welcome to a Warm Scots Future for Ukrainians in Scotland

S6M-11696.3 · Amendment · lodged by Cole-Hamilton, Alex

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18 Dec 2023
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19 Dec 2023

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As an amendment to motion S6M-11696 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (From a Warm Scots Welcome to a Warm Scots Future for Ukrainians in Scotland), insert at end "; notes the Scottish Liberal Democrats campaign for free bus travel to be extended to all people displaced from Ukraine, and calls on the Scottish Government to confirm when this will begin."
Lodged by Cole-Hamilton, Alex alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
No division on record. Either the chamber agreed this motion without a vote, it was withdrawn before debate, or it predates 2011 — vote-by-vote records only run from then.

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  1. Original motion
    S6M-11696
    18 Dec 2023 · Motion For Debate · Somerville, Shirley-Anne
    That the Parliament condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the illegal Russian war against Ukraine; reiterates its firm solidarity with the people and government of Ukraine; pays tribute to the significant contribution made by the organisations, people and communities across Scotland that have opened their hearts and their homes to support Ukrainians ...
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    S6M-11696.3
    18 Dec 2023 · Amendment · Cole-Hamilton, Alex
    As an amendment to motion S6M-11696 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (From a Warm Scots Welcome to a Warm Scots Future for Ukrainians in Scotland), insert at end "; notes the Scottish Liberal Democrats campaign for free bus travel to be extended to all people displaced from Ukraine, and calls on the Scottish Government to confirm when this will begin."