Motion
Increasing Investment in Scotland
S6M-16595 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Forbes, Kate
Lodged on
25 Feb 2025Heard / answered on
27 Feb 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 27 Feb 2025
That the Parliament agrees that increasing the level of investment in the Scottish economy is critical to delivering on the Scottish Government’s priorities of improving public services, supporting a thriving economy, tackling the climate emergency, and eradicating child poverty; recognises that the Scottish Government's programme of public investment, particularly in the priority areas of net zero, housing and infrastructure, is vital for leveraging private investment across the Scottish economy, to stimulate growth in key sectors, improve productivity and create jobs; welcomes the annual EY survey, which shows that Scotland is outpacing the UK as a whole when it comes to securing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, and three Scottish cities ranked in the UK’s top 10 locations for FDI outside of London, and believes that Scotland’s strengths and expertise in areas such as technology, financial services, food and drink, tourism and the energy transition make Scotland the ideal place to invest and deliver projects that bring wider benefits to the Scottish economy.
Backed by
Supported by 2 additional MSPs
SNP 2
Lodged by
Forbes, Kate
(Scottish National Party).
- Arthur, Tom (SNP)
- Lochhead, Richard (SNP)
Final vote on motion (no amendments carried)
27 Feb 2025
Carried
Show MSPs
For
86Against
28Abstain
0Not voted
15Amendments were lodged but none were carried; the motion was decided as originally lodged.
In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 5 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
Chamber
· 27 Feb 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 27 February 2025
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-16595, in the name of Kate Forbes, on increasing investment in Scotland. I invite all members who wish to speak in the debate to press their reques…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 27 Feb 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 27 February 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-16595.2, in the name of Murdo Fraser, which seeks to amend motion S6M-16595, in the name of Kate Forbes, on increasing investment in Scotland, be agreed to. A…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 27 Feb 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 27 February 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-16595.1, in the name of Daniel Johnson, which seeks to amend motion S6M-16595, in the name of Kate Forbes, on increasing investment in Scotland, be agreed to.…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 27 Feb 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 27 February 2025
The final question is, that motion S6M-16595, in the name of Kate Forbes, on increasing investment in Scotland, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 27 Feb 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 27 February 2025
The result of the division on motion S6M-16595, in the name of Kate Forbes, on increasing investment in Scotland, is: For 86, Against 28, Abstentions 0. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees…
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-16595Selected itemCarried 86/2825 Feb 2025 · Motion For Debate · Forbes, KateThat the Parliament agrees that increasing the level of investment in the Scottish economy is critical to delivering on the Scottish Government’s priorities of improving public services, supporting a thriving economy, tackling the climate emergency, and eradicating child poverty; recognises that the Scottish Government's programme of public investme...
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S6M-16595.1Linked amendment/itemDefeated 21/9226 Feb 2025 · Amendment · Johnson, DanielAs an amendment to motion S6M-16595 in the name of Kate Forbes (Increasing Investment in Scotland), insert at end "; recognises the best practice that is happening across the UK, including in Greater Manchester, where joined-up working across the public and private sector, investment in infrastructure, and an industrial strategy have boosted investment in...
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S6M-16595.2Linked amendment/itemDefeated 44/6826 Feb 2025 · Amendment · Fraser, MurdoAs an amendment to motion S6M-16595 in the name of Kate Forbes (Increasing Investment in Scotland), leave out from "on the" to end and insert "economic growth; believes that public sector investment in infrastructure is essential in facilitating growth and therefore notes with alarm the delays to, and uncertainty around, the project to dual the A9 from Pe...
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S6M-16595.3Linked amendment/item26 Feb 2025 · Amendment · Slater, LornaAs an amendment to motion S6M-16595 in the name of Kate Forbes (Increasing Investment in Scotland), insert at end ", and further believes that investment in ecosystem services, including nature restoration at a landscape scale, is vital to the resilience of food production, the tourism economy and protecting the transport network from extreme weather, and...