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Showing 84 of 84 matching items in session S6, 10 Jun 2025 – 10 Jun 2026. Latest 30 days: 1,285.

Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S7M-00290.3	Growing Scotland’s Economy	Johnson, Daniel	Motion Amendment	09 Jun 2026
S7M-00290.2	Growing Scotland’s Economy	Massey, Duncan	Motion Amendment	09 Jun 2026
S7M-00290.5	Growing Scotland’s Economy	Hamilton, Rachael	Motion Amendment	09 Jun 2026
S7M-00290.4	Growing Scotland’s Economy	Harvie, Patrick	Motion Amendment	09 Jun 2026
S7M-00249.5	Wealth Taxation for Public Services	Rennie, Willie	Motion Amendment	04 Jun 2026
S7M-00249.2	Wealth Taxation for Public Services	Schmulian, Kim	Motion Amendment	04 Jun 2026
S7M-00249.3	Wealth Taxation for Public Services	Hoy, Craig	Motion Amendment	04 Jun 2026
S7M-00249.1	Wealth Taxation for Public Services	Harvie, Patrick	Motion Amendment	04 Jun 2026
S7M-00228.4	Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS	Baillie, Jackie	Motion Amendment	03 Jun 2026
S7M-00228.2	Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS	Chapman, Maggie	Motion Amendment	03 Jun 2026
S7M-00228.1	Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS	McDade, Helen	Motion Amendment	03 Jun 2026
S7M-00159.2	It’s Scotland’s Energy	Johnson, Daniel	Motion Amendment	28 May 2026
S7M-00159.3	It’s Scotland’s Energy	Slater, Lorna	Motion Amendment	28 May 2026
S7M-00159.4	It’s Scotland’s Energy	Kerr, Liam	Motion Amendment	28 May 2026
S7M-00159.5	It’s Scotland’s Energy	McArthur, Liam	Motion Amendment	28 May 2026
S7M-00159.1	It’s Scotland’s Energy	Massey, Duncan	Motion Amendment	28 May 2026
S7M-00105.2	Ambitious for Scotland	Findlay, Russell	Motion Amendment	26 May 2026
S7M-00105.1	Ambitious for Scotland	Cole-Hamilton, Alex	Motion Amendment	26 May 2026
S7M-00105.4	Ambitious for Scotland	Sarwar, Anas	Motion Amendment	26 May 2026
S7M-00109.1	First Minister's Appointment of Junior Scottish Ministers	Gallacher, Meghan	Motion Amendment	21 May 2026
S6M-21005	Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill	McArthur, Liam	Motion Motion For Debate	17 Mar 2026
S6M-21035.1	Business Programme	Burnett, Alexander	Motion Amendment	11 Mar 2026
S6M-20956.3	Judging the Scottish Government on its Education Record	Gilruth, Jenny	Motion Amendment	04 Mar 2026
S6M-20957.2	Fixing Scotland's Ferry Fiasco	Webber, Sue	Motion Amendment	04 Mar 2026
S6M-20956.2	Judging the Scottish Government on its Education Record	Briggs, Miles	Motion Amendment	04 Mar 2026
S6M-20956.1	Judging the Scottish Government on its Education Record	O'Kane, Paul	Motion Amendment	04 Mar 2026
S6M-20957.1	Fixing Scotland's Ferry Fiasco	Grant, Rhoda	Motion Amendment	04 Mar 2026
S6M-20956	Judging the Scottish Government on its Education Record 3 linked amendments	Rennie, Willie	Motion Motion For Debate	04 Mar 2026
S6M-20898.1	Business Programme	Fraser, Murdo	Motion Amendment	25 Feb 2026
S6M-20904	Scottish Parliament (Recall of Members) Bill	Simpson, Graham	Motion Motion For Debate	24 Feb 2026
S6M-20826.1	Business Programme	Ross, Douglas	Motion Amendment	18 Feb 2026
S6M-20820.1	A Just Transition Fund for Mossmorran	Stewart, Alexander	Motion Amendment	18 Feb 2026
S6M-20731.2	Safety of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital	Gulhane, Sandesh	Motion Amendment	11 Feb 2026
S6M-20731.1	Safety of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital	Gray, Neil	Motion Amendment	11 Feb 2026
S6M-20654.1	Opposing the Scottish Government's Proposed Council Tax Rises	Marra, Michael	Motion Amendment	04 Feb 2026
S6M-20653	Saving Scottish Hospitality 3 linked amendments	Fraser, Murdo	Motion Motion For Debate	04 Feb 2026
S6M-20627	Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill	Regan, Ash	Motion Motion For Debate	03 Feb 2026
S6M-20611.1	Business Programme	Regan, Ash	Motion Amendment	29 Jan 2026
S6M-20561.1	The Role of Political Decision Making in NHS Scandals	Gray, Neil	Motion Amendment	28 Jan 2026
S6M-20561.2	The Role of Political Decision Making in NHS Scandals	Whittle, Brian	Motion Amendment	28 Jan 2026
S6M-20414	Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill	Boyack, Sarah	Motion Motion For Debate	22 Jan 2026
S6M-20294.1	Lowering Bills for Scotland’s Workers	Marra, Michael	Motion Amendment	07 Jan 2026
S6M-20295.2	Stopping the Scottish Government’s Business Tax Increases	Johnson, Daniel	Motion Amendment	07 Jan 2026
S6M-20269.1	Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6)	Regan, Ash	Motion Amendment	06 Jan 2026
S6M-20135	Motion of No Confidence	Findlay, Russell	Motion Standard Motion	16 Dec 2025
S6M-20068.1	Business Programme	Lumsden, Douglas	Motion Amendment	10 Dec 2025
S6M-20057.1	Connecting Scotland	Johnson, Daniel	Motion Amendment	10 Dec 2025
S6M-20057.3	Connecting Scotland	Hyslop, Fiona	Motion Amendment	10 Dec 2025
S6M-20057.2	Connecting Scotland	Ruskell, Mark	Motion Amendment	10 Dec 2025
S6M-20057	Connecting Scotland 3 linked amendments	Webber, Sue	Motion Motion For Debate	10 Dec 2025
S6M-19980.1	Transparency in Tackling Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse	Findlay, Russell	Motion Amendment	03 Dec 2025
S6M-19970.2	Uniting Local and National Efforts Across Sectors to End Violence Against Women and Girls	White, Tess	Motion Amendment	02 Dec 2025
S6M-19895.4	Growing Scotland’s Economy	Marra, Michael	Motion Amendment	26 Nov 2025
S6M-19894.4	Backing Oil and Gas	Boyack, Sarah	Motion Amendment	26 Nov 2025
S6M-19895.3	Growing Scotland’s Economy	McKee, Ivan	Motion Amendment	26 Nov 2025
S6M-19894.3	Backing Oil and Gas	Martin, Gillian	Motion Amendment	26 Nov 2025
S6M-19894	Backing Oil and Gas 4 linked amendments	Lumsden, Douglas	Motion Motion For Debate	26 Nov 2025
S6M-19756.2	Scotland's Skills System	Macpherson, Ben	Motion Amendment	19 Nov 2025
S6M-19754.1	Education	Briggs, Miles	Motion Amendment	19 Nov 2025
S6M-19756.1	Scotland's Skills System	Fraser, Murdo	Motion Amendment	19 Nov 2025
S6M-19739.3	Supporting Scotland’s Fishing Industry	Grant, Rhoda	Motion Amendment	18 Nov 2025
S6M-19739.1	Supporting Scotland’s Fishing Industry	Burgess, Ariane	Motion Amendment	18 Nov 2025
S6M-19739.4	Supporting Scotland’s Fishing Industry	Wishart, Beatrice	Motion Amendment	18 Nov 2025
S6M-19739.2	Supporting Scotland’s Fishing Industry	Eagle, Tim	Motion Amendment	18 Nov 2025
S6M-19632.2	Better Bus Services	Webber, Sue	Motion Amendment	12 Nov 2025
S6M-19512.2	Scotland’s Maternity Services	Gulhane, Sandesh	Motion Amendment	05 Nov 2025
S6M-19128	Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill	Ross, Douglas	Motion Motion For Debate	09 Oct 2025
S6M-19124.1	Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service	Dowey, Sharon	Motion Amendment	01 Oct 2025
S6M-19123.1	Mobile Phones in Schools	Briggs, Miles	Motion Amendment	01 Oct 2025
S6M-18936.1	SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee Debate: SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review	Whitfield, Martin	Motion Amendment	18 Sep 2025
S6M-18795.3	Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty	Fraser, Murdo	Motion Amendment	11 Sep 2025
S6M-18795.1	Supporting Scottish Exports in Response to Global Uncertainty	Johnson, Daniel	Motion Amendment	11 Sep 2025
S6M-18763.3	Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future	Baker, Claire	Motion Amendment	09 Sep 2025
S6M-18763.1	Twenty Years of Scotland's Railway Providing a Strong Platform for the Future	Webber, Sue	Motion Amendment	09 Sep 2025
S6M-18686.3	Palestine	Carlaw, Jackson	Motion Amendment	03 Sep 2025
S6M-18671.1	Priorities for Scotland	Cole-Hamilton, Alex	Motion Amendment	02 Sep 2025
S6M-18671.2	Priorities for Scotland	Sarwar, Anas	Motion Amendment	02 Sep 2025
S6M-18671.4	Priorities for Scotland	Findlay, Russell	Motion Amendment	02 Sep 2025
S6M-18671.3	Priorities for Scotland	Greer, Ross	Motion Amendment	02 Sep 2025
S6M-18016.1	Progressing National Advisory Council on Women and Girls Recommendations on Equality	White, Tess	Motion Amendment	19 Jun 2025
S6M-17981.2	Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector	Slater, Lorna	Motion Amendment	18 Jun 2025
S6M-17981.1	Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector	Johnson, Daniel	Motion Amendment	18 Jun 2025
S6M-17906.1	A Migration System that Works for Scotland	Smith, Liz	Motion Amendment	12 Jun 2025
S6M-17906.2	A Migration System that Works for Scotland	Marra, Michael	Motion Amendment	12 Jun 2025

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Motion

First Minister's Appointment of Junior Scottish Ministers

S7M-00109 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Swinney, John

Lodged on

21 May 2026

Heard / answered on

21 May 2026

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That the Parliament agrees that Stephen Gethins, Hannah Mary Goodlad, Jamie Hepburn, Simita Kumar, Kirsten Oswald and Alison Thewliss be appointed as junior Scottish Ministers.

Backed by

Supported by 1 additional MSP

SNP 1

Lodged by Swinney, John (Scottish National Party).

Hagmann, Katie (SNP)

Final vote on motion (no amendments carried)

21 May 2026

Carried Show MSPs

For

Against

Abstain

Not voted

Amendments were lodged but none were carried; the motion was decided as originally lodged.

In the Official Report

Debated in chamber — 4 contributions reference this

The Presiding Officer (Kenneth Gibson) NPA Chamber · 21 May 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 May 2026 [Draft]
Good afternoon, everyone. The first item of business is consideration of motions S7M-00108 and S7M-00109, in the name of John Swinney, on the appointment of Scottish ministers and junior Scottish min…
The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber · 21 May 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 May 2026 [Draft]
The next question is, that amendment S7M-00109.1, in the name of Meghan Gallacher, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00109, in the name of John Swinney, on the First Minister’s appointment of junior Sc…
The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber · 21 May 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 May 2026 [Draft]
The next question is, that motion S7M-00109, in the name of John Swinney, on the First Minister’s appointment of junior Scottish ministers, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.
The Presiding Officer NPA Chamber · 21 May 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 May 2026 [Draft]
The result of the division on motion S7M-00109, in the name of John Swinney, on the First Minister’s appointment of junior Scottish ministers, is: For 73, Against 11, Abstentions 42.Motion agreed to,…

Amendments and how the chamber decided

Selected item
Carried 73/11
S7M-00109
21 May 2026 · Motion For Debate · Swinney, John

That the Parliament agrees that Stephen Gethins, Hannah Mary Goodlad, Jamie Hepburn, Simita Kumar, Kirsten Oswald and Alison Thewliss be appointed as junior Scottish Ministers.
Linked amendment/item
Defeated 11/71
S7M-00109.1
21 May 2026 · Amendment · Gallacher, Meghan

As an amendment to motion S7M-00109 in the name of John Swinney (First Minister's Appointment of Junior Scottish Ministers), leave out "Jamie Hepburn,".