Motion
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6)
S6M-20269 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Whitfield, Martin
Lodged on
19 Dec 2025Heard / answered on
06 Jan 2026Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 06 Jan 2026
That the Parliament notes the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6), Complaint against Ash Regan MSP (SP Paper 945), and agrees to impose the sanction recommended in the report that Ash Regan MSP be excluded from all meetings of the Parliament and its committees for two sitting days, with those sitting days being the next Wednesday and the next Thursday following the agreement of this motion.
Lodged by
Whitfield, Martin
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Final vote on motion (no amendments carried)
06 Jan 2026
Carried
Show MSPs
For
84Against
18Abstain
8Not voted
19Amendments were lodged but none were carried; the motion was decided as originally lodged.
In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 5 contributions reference this
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 06 Jan 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 January 2026
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-20269, in the name of Martin Whitfield, on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s ninth report in 2025, in session 6. I invi…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 06 Jan 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 January 2026
The next question is, that amendment S6M-20269.1, in the name of Ash Regan, which seeks to amend motion S6M-20269, in the name of Martin Whitfield, on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointment…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 06 Jan 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 January 2026
We come to the vote on amendment S6M-20269.1, in the name of Ash Regan, which seeks to amend motion S6M-20269, in the name of Martin Whitfield, on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Co…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 06 Jan 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 January 2026
The final question is, that motion S6M-20269, in the name of Martin Whitfield, on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's ninth report in 2025, in session 6, be agreed to. Are w…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 06 Jan 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 January 2026
The result of the division on motion S6M-20269, in the name of Martin Whitfield, is: For 84, Against 18, Abstentions 8. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament notes the Standards, Procedures and Pub…
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-20269Selected itemCarried 84/1819 Dec 2025 · Motion For Debate · Whitfield, MartinThat the Parliament notes the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6), Complaint against Ash Regan MSP (SP Paper 945), and agrees to impose the sanction recommended in the report that Ash Regan MSP be excluded from all meetings of the Parliament and its committees for two sitting days, with those sittin...
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S6M-20269.1Linked amendment/itemDefeated 19/8805 Jan 2026 · Amendment · Regan, AshAs an amendment to motion S6M-20269 in the name of Martin Whitfield (Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6)), leave out from "to impose" to end and insert “that no further action should be taken.”