Motion
Supporting Scottish Industry During Turbulent Economic Times
S6M-17352.3 · Amendment · lodged by Fraser, Murdo
Lodged on
28 Apr 2025Heard / answered on
29 Apr 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 29 Apr 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-17352 in the name of Kate Forbes (Supporting Scottish Industry During Turbulent Economic Times), leave out from “welcomes” to end and insert “condemns the UK Labour administration’s increase to employer national insurance contributions, which broke an explicit manifesto promise and put a large additional burden on industry in already challenging circumstances, putting jobs at risk; regrets that the Scottish Government’s Budget chose to keep Scotland as the highest taxed part of the UK and failed to pass on business rates relief in full, hitting workers, consumers and businesses; calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise common-sense policies for economic growth that develop skills in the workforce and ensure that the tax system is competitive, efficient, simple and fair; notes that the UK Government’s intervention in British Steel provides necessary support for the resilience of a strategic supply chain; recognises that the Grangemouth oil refinery is also part of a strategic supply chain that is important to both national resilience and high-quality job opportunities, and invites further consideration by both the Scottish Government and the UK Government of means to preserve this important national asset.”
Lodged by
Fraser, Murdo
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
29 Apr 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
30Against
84Abstain
5Not voted
9In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 5 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur)
LD
Chamber
· 29 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 29 April 2025
Thank you, Deputy First Minister. Before I call the next speaker, I alert members to the fact that we have no time in hand and that, therefore, interventions will need to be accommodated in the alloc…
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Murdo Fraser
Con
Chamber
· 29 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 29 April 2025
I think that that was a maybe. I have taken lots of interventions and time is escaping me, but I will make two more brief points. First, the Government is entirely right to recognise the importance …
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 29 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 29 April 2025
There are six questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Murdo Fraser is agreed to, the amendments in the names of Daniel Johnson and …
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 29 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 29 April 2025
I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Murdo Fraser is agreed to, the amendments in the name of Daniel Johnson and Lorna Slater will fall. We come to the vote on amendment S6M-17352.…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 29 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 29 April 2025
The result of the division on amendment S6M-17352.3, in the name of Murdo Fraser, is: For 30, Against 84, Abstentions 5. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-17352Original motion28 Apr 2025 · Motion For Debate · Forbes, KateThat the Parliament recognises the value of Scotland’s heavy industrial and manufacturing sectors, and the significant contribution that they make to the national and regional economy; notes recent developments in global trade policy and their potential economic impact; welcomes the UK Government’s intervention in British Steel to support the ...
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S6M-17352.3Selected itemDefeated 30/8428 Apr 2025 · Amendment · Fraser, MurdoAs an amendment to motion S6M-17352 in the name of Kate Forbes (Supporting Scottish Industry During Turbulent Economic Times), leave out from “welcomes” to end and insert “condemns the UK Labour administration’s increase to employer national insurance contributions, which broke an explicit manifesto promise and put a large addition...