Motion
Investing in Public Services Through the Scottish Budget
S6M-16237.4 · Amendment · lodged by Mackay, Gillian
Lodged on
27 Jan 2025Heard / answered on
28 Jan 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 28 Jan 2025
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".
Lodged by
Mackay, Gillian
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
28 Jan 2025
Carried
Show MSPs
For
63Against
46Abstain
4Not voted
16In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green)
Green
Chamber
· 28 Jan 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2025
I welcome the commitment to investing in our public services, particularly in my portfolio of health and social care. Far from being a burden on the economy, growth in public spending as a proportion…
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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 result of the division on amendment S6M-16237.4, in the name of Gillian Mackay, is: For 63, Against 46, Abstentions 4. Amendment agreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-16237Original motion27 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-16237.4Selected 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...