Motion
Priorities for Scotland
S6M-18671.1 · Amendment · lodged by Cole-Hamilton, Alex
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 “recognises that people feel let down and frustrated, and considers that Scotland deserves better than the current Scottish National Party administration; calls for first-rate healthcare, help with the cost of living, more support for pupils to help get Scottish education back to its best, and an end to the ferries fiasco, and believes that Scotland needs change with fairness at its heart."
Lodged by
Cole-Hamilton, Alex
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
02 Sep 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
50Against
68Abstain
1Not voted
10In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Alex Cole-Hamilton
LD
Chamber
· 02 Sep 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 02 September 2025
I am grateful to Fergus Ewing, and I also make the same commitment for the A96. To put it simply, if the M8 were killing upwards of 10 people every year, it would be dualled by Christmas, yet Highla…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 02 Sep 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 02 September 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-18671.1, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, which seeks to amend motion S6M-18671, in the name of John Swinney, on priorities for Scotland, be agreed to. Are …
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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-18671.1, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, is: For 50, Against 68, 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-18671.1Selected itemDefeated 50/6801 Sep 2025 · Amendment · Cole-Hamilton, AlexAs an amendment to motion S6M-18671 in the name of John Swinney (Priorities for Scotland), leave out from “welcomes” to end and insert “recognises that people feel let down and frustrated, and considers that Scotland deserves better than the current Scottish National Party administration; calls for first-rate healthcare, help with the co...