Motion
Scotland’s Maternity Services
S6M-19512.2 · Amendment · lodged by Gulhane, Sandesh
Lodged on
04 Nov 2025Heard / answered on
05 Nov 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 05 Nov 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Scotland’s Maternity Services), insert at end “; recognises that a comprehensive NHS workforce plan is required for doctors, nurses and midwives to address staffing shortages, and that women in rural areas in particular are facing difficult journeys to access maternity services; urges the Scottish Government to swiftly make improvements to maternity services across Scotland and ensure that the recommendations and requirements issued by Healthcare Improvement Scotland following maternity service inspections are fully implemented, and calls on the Scottish Government to pause its plans to downgrade neonatal intensive care units until the national investigation has concluded and the Scottish Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce has reported on it.”
Lodged by
Gulhane, Sandesh
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
05 Nov 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
54Against
67Abstain
0Not voted
8In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Sandesh Gulhane
Con
Chamber
· 05 Nov 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 November 2025 [Draft]
I wish that I could, but I have no time left. The amendments give Parliament time to pause and think. If the Government does not heed our advice, the cabinet secretary will be responsible for any fu…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 05 Nov 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 November 2025 [Draft]
The next question is, that amendment S6M-19512.2, in the name of Sandesh Gulhane, which seeks to amend motion S6M-19512, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on Scotland’s maternity services, be agreed to.…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 05 Nov 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 November 2025 [Draft]
The result of the division on amendment S6M-19512.2, in the name of Sandesh Gulhane, is: For 54, Against 67, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-19512Original motion03 Nov 2025 · Motion For Debate · Baillie, JackieThat the Parliament is alarmed by the serious patient safety issues raised in recent inspection reports of maternity services, and calls on the Scottish Government to launch a national investigation into the design and delivery of maternity and neonatal services across Scotland.
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S6M-19512.2Selected itemDefeated 54/6704 Nov 2025 · Amendment · Gulhane, SandeshAs an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Scotland’s Maternity Services), insert at end “; recognises that a comprehensive NHS workforce plan is required for doctors, nurses and midwives to address staffing shortages, and that women in rural areas in particular are facing difficult journeys to access maternity services...