Motion
Programme for Government: Building the Best Future for Scotland
S6M-17437.2 · Amendment · lodged by O'Kane, Paul
Lodged on
06 May 2025Heard / answered on
07 May 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 07 May 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-17437 in the name of Kate Forbes (Programme for Government: Building the Best Future for Scotland), leave out from first "recognises" to end and insert "believes that, after 18 years, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has taken Scotland in the wrong direction and made every institution in Scotland weaker, with almost one in six people in Scotland on an NHS waiting list, falling attainment, and thousands stuck in poverty or living in inadequate housing or on the streets; regrets that the SNP administration’s failure to use the levers that it has to meet statutory child poverty targets, tackle the housing crisis, reduce violence in schools, provide child and adolescent mental health services when young people need them, and prioritise skills development is denying young people a more prosperous and stable future; recognises that the SNP administration has had no industrial strategy or plan for skills, building a low-growth economy and delivering the lowest wage growth of any region or nation in the UK over the last two years; believes that this economic underperformance has had negative implications for public services and the living standards of families and working people, and that the Programme for Government lacks the scale of action needed to make Scotland’s economy work for people across Scotland, and calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise skills and regional economic development, reform Scotland's enterprise agencies and cut waste, harness the power of technology to help business grow, and ensure that people get the support that they need to find secure work."
Lodged by
O'Kane, Paul
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
07 May 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
48Against
68Abstain
0Not voted
12In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Paul O’Kane
Lab
Chamber
· 07 May 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 07 May 2025
Of course I welcome investment in things such as relational mentoring, which are extremely important, but the point that the Wise Group is trying to make is that, after 18 years of this Government, t…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 07 May 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 07 May 2025
I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Paul O’Kane is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Lorna Slater will fall. The next question is that amendment S6M-17437.2, in the name of …
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 07 May 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 07 May 2025
The result of the division on amendment S6M-17437.2, in the name of Paul O’Kane, is: For 48, Against 68, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-17437Original motion02 May 2025 · Motion For Debate · Forbes, KateThat the Parliament recognises the actions outlined in the Programme for Government 2025-26 to grow the Scottish economy and eradicate child poverty; further recognises that these missions are inextricably linked, with a strong economy providing access to fair work opportunities and supporting investment in public services and ambitious climate and a...
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S6M-17437.2Selected itemDefeated 48/6806 May 2025 · Amendment · O'Kane, PaulAs an amendment to motion S6M-17437 in the name of Kate Forbes (Programme for Government: Building the Best Future for Scotland), leave out from first "recognises" to end and insert "believes that, after 18 years, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has taken Scotland in the wrong direction and made every institution in Scotland weaker, with almost one in s...