Motion
Uniting Local and National Efforts Across Sectors to End Violence Against Women and Girls
S6M-19970.2 · Amendment · lodged by White, Tess
Lodged on
01 Dec 2025Heard / answered on
02 Dec 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 02 Dec 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-19970 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Uniting Local and National Efforts Across Sectors to End Violence Against Women and Girls), insert at end "; recognises, however, that violence against women and girls takes place both online and offline, and that clear action is needed from the Scottish Government to tackle it; emphasises that reported crimes against women and girls in Scotland are rising; welcomes Dr Pam Gosal MBE MSP’s Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill, which, if passed, will tackle violence against women; questions the lack of Scottish Government support and legislative deliverance to tackle violence against women and girls; urges all public bodies to ensure that they are following the Supreme Court’s judgment on the definition of 'sex'; raises concern about the reports of grooming gangs in Scotland, and calls, therefore, on the Scottish Government to urgently establish an inquiry to understand the extent of the abuse and the action necessary to tackle it."
Lodged by
White, Tess
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
02 Dec 2025
Defeated
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31Against
71Abstain
21Not voted
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Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Tess White
Con
Chamber
· 02 Dec 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 02 December 2025
The Scottish Government’s definition of violence against women and girls views gender inequality as a root cause of such violence. Does the Scottish Government mean sex—biological sex—or gender? The …
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 02 Dec 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 02 December 2025
The next item of business is decision time. There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-19970.2, in the name of Tess White, which seek…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 02 Dec 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 02 December 2025
We come to the vote on amendment S6M-19970.2, in the name of Tess White, which seeks to amend motion S6M-19970, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on uniting local and national efforts across se…
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-19970Original motion01 Dec 2025 · Motion For Debate · Somerville, Shirley-AnneThat the Parliament unites in its commitment to 2025’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign; warns that digital violence is the fastest growing form of abuse against women and girls worldwide; highlights the UN Women campaign, “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls”, which reminds everyone that d...
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S6M-19970.2Selected itemDefeated 31/7101 Dec 2025 · Amendment · White, TessAs an amendment to motion S6M-19970 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Uniting Local and National Efforts Across Sectors to End Violence Against Women and Girls), insert at end "; recognises, however, that violence against women and girls takes place both online and offline, and that clear action is needed from the Scottish Government to tackle it; e...