Motion
Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators
S6M-17785.2 · Amendment · lodged by Johnson, Daniel
Lodged on
03 Jun 2025Heard / answered on
04 Jun 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 04 Jun 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-17785 in the name of Kate Forbes (Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators), insert at end "; believes that Scottish businesses across sectors have not had adequate support from the Scottish Government to break down barriers to innovation, and that support must extend beyond start-up stage to provide advice and investment for scaling up; notes that the proportion of businesses in Scotland that are innovating, that is those introducing or developing a new product, service or process, has fallen from 50% in 2012-14 to just 32% in 2020-22, and calls on the Scottish Government to reform Scotland’s economic agencies to better support entrepreneurs and innovation in sectors across Scotland, including capital intensive sectors like life sciences and advanced manufacturing."
Lodged by
Johnson, Daniel
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
04 Jun 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
55Against
57Abstain
0Not voted
16In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Daniel Johnson
Lab
Chamber
· 04 Jun 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2025
I will allow Mr Fraser to defend his numbers; I was just providing some other context. We should look at the measure that the Deputy First Minister presented, but it is just one measure. All that I a…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 04 Jun 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-17785.2, in the name of Daniel Johnson, which seeks to amend motion S6M-17785, in the name of Kate Forbes, on empowering entrepreneurs and innovators, be agre…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 04 Jun 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2025
The result of the division on amendment S6M-17785.2, in the name of Daniel Johnson, is: For 55, Against 57, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-17785Original motion02 Jun 2025 · Motion For Debate · Forbes, KateThat the Parliament supports the Scottish Government’s ambition to establish Scotland as one of Europe’s fastest-growing start-up economies; welcomes the significant progress made towards this goal; congratulates Ana Stewart on her appointment as Scotland’s new Chief Entrepreneur, and welcomes the record investment of over £30 mill...
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S6M-17785.2Selected itemDefeated 55/5703 Jun 2025 · Amendment · Johnson, DanielAs an amendment to motion S6M-17785 in the name of Kate Forbes (Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators), insert at end "; believes that Scottish businesses across sectors have not had adequate support from the Scottish Government to break down barriers to innovation, and that support must extend beyond start-up stage to provide advice and investment for ...