Motion
Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget
S6M-16237 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Gray, Neil
Lodged on
27 Jan 2025Heard / answered on
28 Jan 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 28 Jan 2025
That the Parliament welcomes the investment in Scotland’s public services through the draft Scottish Budget 2025-26; notes that £21.7 billion for health and social care investment and over £15 billion in funding for local authorities is being provided; calls on the UK Government to fully fund the additional cost of its increase in employer national insurance contributions, noting the significant impacts on public services, including social care, if it does not fund it in full; notes the importance of the public service reform programme to drive future financial sustainability, and celebrates the key role that the Scottish public service workforce plays in delivering these services across Scotland.
Backed by
Supported by 3 additional MSPs
SNP 3
Lodged by
Gray, Neil
(Scottish National Party).
- McKee, Ivan (SNP)
- Minto, Jenni (SNP)
- Todd, Maree (SNP)
Final vote on motion (as amended)
28 Jan 2025
Carried
Show MSPs
For
67Against
46Abstain
0Not voted
16Amendments incorporated
- S6M-16237.1 Cole-Hamilton, Alex — carried 59/45: As an amendment to motion S6M-16237 in the name of Neil Gray (Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget), insert at end “; notes that Scottish Liberal Democrat priorities have been reflected in the first draft of the Budget through the inclusion of the reinstatement of a winter heating payment for pensioners, extra funding for social care, additional funding for local healthcare to make it easier to see a GP or NHS dentist, funding for new specialist support across the country for people with long COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome and other similar conditions, the right for family carers to earn more without having support withdrawn, business rates relief for the hospitality sector, funding to build more affordable homes, enhanced support for local authorities operating ferry services, and the resumption of the work required to replace the Belford Hospital in NHS Highland and the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in NHS Lothian; calls for further investment in drug and neonatal services, hospices, support for the young people with complex and additional needs attending Corseford College, and colleges, so that they can deliver the skills that the economy and public services need, and further calls for local authorities to receive a fair share of the money for additional employer national insurance contributions when it is received by the Scottish Government.
- S6M-16237.4 Mackay, Gillian — carried 63/46: As an amendment to motion S6M-16237 in the name of Neil Gray (Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget), leave out from "notes the importance" to "sustainability" and insert "further calls on the UK Government to fully fund the increase in employer national insurance contributions in commissioned services and arm's-length external organisations; notes the importance of the public service reform programme to drive future financial sustainability; further notes the success of the four-day week pilot trialled by South of Scotland Enterprise, and calls on the Scottish Government to expand the four-day working week within the public sector workforce".
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That the Parliament welcomes the investment in Scotland’s public services through the draft Scottish Budget 2025-26; notes that £21.7 billion for health and social care investment and over £15 billion in funding for local authorities is being provided; calls on the UK Government to fully fund the additional cost of its increase in employer national insurance contributions, noting the significant impacts on public services, including social care, if it does not fund it in full; further calls on the UK Government to fully fund the increase in employer national insurance contributions in commissioned services and arm's-length external organisations; notes the importance of the public service reform programme to drive future financial sustainability; further notes the success of the four-day week pilot trialled by South of Scotland Enterprise, and calls on the Scottish Government to expand the four-day working week within the public sector workforce, and celebrates the key role that the Scottish public service workforce plays in delivering these services across Scotland.
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S6M-16237.4: leave out from "notes the importance" to "sustainability" and insert As an amendment to motion S6M-16237 in the name of Neil Gray (Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget), leave out from "notes the importance" to "sustainability" and insert "further calls on the UK Government to fully fund the increase in employer national insurance contributions in commissioned services and arm's-length external organisations; notes the importance of the public service reform programme to drive future financial sustainability; further notes the success of the four-day week pilot trialled by South of Scotland Enterprise, and calls on the Scottish Government to expand the four-day working week within the public sector workforce".
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- S6M-16237.1: unsupported amendment wording
In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 9 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
Chamber
· 28 Jan 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2025
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-16237, in the name of Neil Gray, on investing in public services through the Scottish budget. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to p…
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Craig Hoy
Con
Chamber
· 28 Jan 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2025
I do not think that I have time, I am afraid. However, as the Scottish Fiscal Commission notes, despite the Government saying that it will raise a further £1.7 billion in taxation this coming year, …
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Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)
LD
Chamber
· 28 Jan 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2025
Yesterday, I met the First Minister and his officials and intimated that there now stands an agreement between our two parties on the passage of the budget. In a Parliament of minorities, it is incum…
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 28 Jan 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2025
There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Craig Hoy is agreed to, the amendments in the name of Michael Marra and Gill…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 28 Jan 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2025
I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Michael Marra is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Gillian Mackay will fall. The next question is, that amendment S6M-16237.3, in the nam…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 28 Jan 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-16237.4, in the name of Gillian Mackay, which seeks to amend motion S6M-16237, in the name of Neil Gray, on investing in public services through the Scottish …
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 28 Jan 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-16237.1, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, which seeks to amend motion S6M-16237, in the name of Neil Gray, on investing in public services through the Scott…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 28 Jan 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2025
The final question is, that motion S6M-16237, in the name of Neil Gray, on investing in public services through the Scottish budget, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
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Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-16237Selected itemCarried 67/4627 Jan 2025 · Motion For Debate · Gray, NeilThat the Parliament welcomes the investment in Scotland’s public services through the draft Scottish Budget 2025-26; notes that £21.7 billion for health and social care investment and over £15 billion in funding for local authorities is being provided; calls on the UK Government to fully fund the additional cost of its increase in e...
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S6M-16237.1Linked amendment/itemCarried 59/4527 Jan 2025 · Amendment · Cole-Hamilton, AlexAs an amendment to motion S6M-16237 in the name of Neil Gray (Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget), insert at end “; notes that Scottish Liberal Democrat priorities have been reflected in the first draft of the Budget through the inclusion of the reinstatement of a winter heating payment for pensioners, extra funding for social ...
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S6M-16237.2Linked amendment/itemDefeated 26/8627 Jan 2025 · Amendment · Hoy, CraigAs an amendment to motion S6M-16237 in the name of Neil Gray (Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget), leave out from “welcomes” to end and insert “notes that the performance of public services has declined despite significant funding increases and the hard work of those on the frontline; believes that this decline is d...
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S6M-16237.3Linked amendment/itemDefeated 20/9027 Jan 2025 · Amendment · Marra, MichaelAs an amendment to motion S6M-16237 in the name of Neil Gray (Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget), leave out from “calls” to end and insert “understands that the additional investment in Scotland’s public services has been made possible by the UK Government’s Autumn Budget, which delivered record funding...
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S6M-16237.4Linked amendment/itemCarried 63/4627 Jan 2025 · Amendment · Mackay, GillianAs an amendment to motion S6M-16237 in the name of Neil Gray (Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget), leave out from "notes the importance" to "sustainability" and insert "further calls on the UK Government to fully fund the increase in employer national insurance contributions in commissioned services and arm's-length external organisa...