Motion
Priorities for Scotland
S6M-18671.2 · Amendment · lodged by Sarwar, Anas
Lodged on
01 Sep 2025Heard / answered on
02 Sep 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 02 Sep 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-18671 in the name of John Swinney (Priorities for Scotland), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "notes that the Scottish National Party (SNP) administration has overseen the development of a housing emergency, allowed NHS waiting lists to soar, leading to a two-tier system with those who can afford to pay going private, been forced to scrap its legal climate change targets due to its own inaction, wasted billions of pounds of public money through incompetence and bureaucracy, and stood by while school standards declined; recognises that SNP incompetence means that people in Scotland are not feeling the benefits of the £5.2 billion in additional funding delivered by the UK Labour administration, which is working to restore public services and kickstart economic growth, and believes that Scotland is a country that is full of potential but that it is being failed by the SNP administration, and that, at the election in 2026, people in Scotland can choose a new administration that shares their ambitions and works to deliver the services that they deserve."
Lodged by
Sarwar, Anas
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
02 Sep 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
19Against
98Abstain
1Not voted
11In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Anas Sarwar
Lab
Chamber
· 02 Sep 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 02 September 2025
There we go again—the same old playbook: blame somebody else. The harsh fact is that 40 per cent of the hip and knee replacements that happen in our country happen in the private sector because of th…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 02 Sep 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 02 September 2025
I remind members that if the amendment in the name of Anas Sarwar is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton will fall. The next question is, that amendment S6M-18671.2, in the na…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 02 Sep 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 02 September 2025
The result of the division on amendment S6M-18671.2, in the name of Anas Sarwar, is: For 19, Against 98, Abstentions 1. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-18671Original motion01 Sep 2025 · Motion For Debate · Swinney, JohnThat the Parliament welcomes the Scottish Government’s continued focus on its four key priorities of eradicating child poverty, tackling the climate emergency, growing the economy, and ensuring high-quality and sustainable public services; recognises that the delivery of these priorities is within the significant constraints of a constitutional sett...
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S6M-18671.2Selected itemDefeated 19/9801 Sep 2025 · Amendment · Sarwar, AnasAs an amendment to motion S6M-18671 in the name of John Swinney (Priorities for Scotland), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "notes that the Scottish National Party (SNP) administration has overseen the development of a housing emergency, allowed NHS waiting lists to soar, leading to a two-tier system with those who can afford to pay going priva...