Motion
Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future
S6M-18763.3 · Amendment · lodged by Baker, Claire
Lodged on
08 Sep 2025Heard / answered on
09 Sep 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 09 Sep 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-18763 in the name of Fiona Hyslop (Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future), leave out from "that the UK Government’s" to end and insert "the benefits of public ownership and welcomes proposals from the UK Government for the rest of the UK, including cross-border travel into Scotland; notes the repeated assurances from the UK Government that its plans on rail reform would not affect Scottish Government powers; welcomes the permanent removal of peak fares but notes that it only came about after significant pressure on the Scottish Government; acknowledges that ScotRail passenger numbers are still nearly 20% lower than pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels; recognises that, with punctuality and reliability being the highest complaint topics to ScotRail, more must be done to improve the service, including addressing overcrowding and short-forming, in order to achieve modal shift and attract passengers back to the railways, and acknowledges the importance of protections against violence and abuse for ScotRail workers."
Lodged by
Baker, Claire
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
09 Sep 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
23Against
89Abstain
0Not voted
17In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Claire Baker
Lab
Chamber
· 09 Sep 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 09 September 2025
I started my speech by saying that I recognise the successes, that I believe that taking ScotRail into public ownership was the right thing to do and that it has been a success. However, more could b…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 09 Sep 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 09 September 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-18763.3, in the name of Claire Baker, which seeks to amend motion S6M-18763, in the name of Fiona Hyslop, on 20 years of Scotland’s railway providing a strong…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 09 Sep 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 09 September 2025
The result of the division on amendment S6M-18763.3, in the name of Claire Baker, is: For 23, Against 89, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-18763Original motion08 Sep 2025 · Motion For Debate · Hyslop, FionaThat the Parliament recognises that it is now 20 years since the devolution of executive powers over rail funding, specification and strategy for Scotland’s railway; celebrates the 15th anniversary of the completion of the Airdrie-Bathgate route, instigated by the Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition and completed under the Scottish National Party,...
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S6M-18763.3Selected itemDefeated 23/8908 Sep 2025 · Amendment · Baker, ClaireAs an amendment to motion S6M-18763 in the name of Fiona Hyslop (Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future), leave out from "that the UK Government’s" to end and insert "the benefits of public ownership and welcomes proposals from the UK Government for the rest of the UK, including cross-border travel into Scotlan...