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Showing 73 of 73 matching items. Latest 30 days: 48.

Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S5M-09406.2	Sea Fisheries and End Year Negotiations	Chapman, Peter	Motion Amendment	07 Dec 2017
S5M-09378.2	Justice	Finnie, John	Motion Amendment	06 Dec 2017
S5M-09378.4	Justice	Matheson, Michael	Motion Amendment	06 Dec 2017
S5M-09378.1	Justice	Kerr, Liam	Motion Amendment	06 Dec 2017
S5M-09379.2	Finance	Yousaf, Humza	Motion Amendment	06 Dec 2017
S5M-09378.3	Justice	Baker, Claire	Motion Amendment	06 Dec 2017
S5M-09378	Justice 4 linked amendments	McArthur, Liam	Motion Motion For Debate	06 Dec 2017
S5M-09218.2	General Practice	Smyth, Colin	Motion Amendment	29 Nov 2017
S5M-08828.1	Migration	Carlaw, Jackson	Motion Amendment	14 Nov 2017
S5M-08536.2	Health	Robison, Shona	Motion Amendment	01 Nov 2017
S5M-08536.1	Health	Briggs, Miles	Motion Amendment	01 Nov 2017
S5M-08536	Health 4 linked amendments	Sarwar, Anas	Motion Motion For Debate	01 Nov 2017
S5M-08497.3	The Promotion of Active Travel in Scotland	Finnie, John	Motion Amendment	31 Oct 2017
S5M-08497.2	The Promotion of Active Travel in Scotland	Greene, Jamie	Motion Amendment	31 Oct 2017
S5M-08378.1	The Hydro Nation, Maximising the Abundant Benefits of our Water Resources	Cameron, Donald	Motion Amendment	26 Oct 2017
S5M-08352.1	Scotland and EU-UK Negotiations on EU Exit	Tomkins, Adam	Motion Amendment	25 Oct 2017
S5M-08341.3	Unconventional Oil and Gas	Fraser, Murdo	Motion Amendment	24 Oct 2017
S5M-08035.2	Roll out of Universal Credit	Tomkins, Adam	Motion Amendment	03 Oct 2017
S5M-07750.4	Finance	Mackay, Derek	Motion Amendment	20 Sep 2017
S5M-07750.3	Finance	Harvie, Patrick	Motion Amendment	20 Sep 2017
S5M-07750.2	Finance	Rennie, Willie	Motion Amendment	20 Sep 2017
S5M-07750.1	Finance	Fraser, Murdo	Motion Amendment	20 Sep 2017
S5M-07740.2	Dignity, Equality and Human Rights for All	Rumbles, Mike	Motion Amendment	19 Sep 2017
S5M-07641.3	Scotland’s Food and Drink Strategy, Ambition 2030	Mountain, Edward	Motion Amendment	14 Sep 2017
S5M-07641.2	Scotland’s Food and Drink Strategy, Ambition 2030	Rumbles, Mike	Motion Amendment	14 Sep 2017
S5M-07613.1	Housing	Cole-Hamilton, Alex	Motion Amendment	13 Sep 2017
S5M-07613.3	Housing	Wightman, Andy	Motion Amendment	13 Sep 2017
S5M-07613.4	Housing	McNeill, Pauline	Motion Amendment	13 Sep 2017
S5M-07613.2	Housing	Constance, Angela	Motion Amendment	13 Sep 2017
S5M-07613	Housing 4 linked amendments	Tomkins, Adam	Motion Motion For Debate	13 Sep 2017
S5M-06376.4	Education Governance Next Steps	Gray, Iain	Motion Amendment	28 Jun 2017
S5M-06376.3	Education Governance Next Steps	Greer, Ross	Motion Amendment	28 Jun 2017
S5M-06376.1	Education Governance Next Steps	Smith, Liz	Motion Amendment	28 Jun 2017
S5M-06186.1	Agriculture	Grant, Rhoda	Motion Amendment	21 Jun 2017
S5M-06045.3	Scotland’s Economy, Opportunities for Growth	Baillie, Jackie	Motion Amendment	14 Jun 2017
S5M-06045.4	Scotland’s Economy, Opportunities for Growth	Harvie, Patrick	Motion Amendment	14 Jun 2017
S5M-06045.1	Scotland’s Economy, Opportunities for Growth	Lockhart, Dean	Motion Amendment	14 Jun 2017
S5M-06045.2	Scotland’s Economy, Opportunities for Growth	Rennie, Willie	Motion Amendment	14 Jun 2017
S5M-05864.2	Protecting Workers' Rights	Lockhart, Dean	Motion Amendment	31 May 2017
S5M-05594.2	A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People	Tomkins, Adam	Motion Amendment	16 May 2017
S5M-05312.3	Carers and Social Care	Smyth, Colin	Motion Amendment	26 Apr 2017
S5M-05312.1	Carers and Social Care	Wells, Annie	Motion Amendment	26 Apr 2017
S5M-05282.4	Child Tax Credit Cuts	Davidson, Ruth	Motion Amendment	25 Apr 2017
S5M-05185.3	Defence Basing Reforms and the Impact on Scotland	Carlaw, Jackson	Motion Amendment	20 Apr 2017
S5M-04919.3	Censure and Apology on the Anniversary of the Chinese Agreement	Baillie, Jackie	Motion Amendment	29 Mar 2017
S5M-04710.2	Scotland's Choice	Davidson, Ruth	Motion Amendment	28 Mar 2017
S5M-04710.3	Scotland's Choice	Rennie, Willie	Motion Amendment	28 Mar 2017
S5M-04710.4	Scotland's Choice	Dugdale, Kezia	Motion Amendment	28 Mar 2017
S5M-04472.1	Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2017 [draft]	Rowley, Alex	Motion Amendment	09 Mar 2017
S5M-04456.2	The Scottish Government and Education, 10 Years of Letting Down Teachers, Parents and Pupils	Swinney, John	Motion Amendment	08 Mar 2017
S5M-04440.1	International Women's Day	Wells, Annie	Motion Amendment	07 Mar 2017
S5M-04286.1	Abolition of the Scottish Funding Council Board	Somerville, Shirley-Anne	Motion Amendment	01 Mar 2017
S5M-04168.2	Budget (Scotland) Bill	Fraser, Murdo	Motion Amendment	23 Feb 2017
S5M-03898.3	Scotland’s Social Enterprise Strategy 2016-26	Wightman, Andy	Motion Amendment	09 Feb 2017
S5M-03898.1	Scotland’s Social Enterprise Strategy 2016-26	Leonard, Richard	Motion Amendment	09 Feb 2017
S5M-03873.1	The Future of the Jobcentre Plus Network in Scotland	Tomkins, Adam	Motion Amendment	08 Feb 2017
S5M-03858.3	Article 50	Lamont, John	Motion Amendment	07 Feb 2017
S5M-03858.4	Article 50	Rennie, Willie	Motion Amendment	07 Feb 2017
S5M-03858.1	Article 50	Macdonald, Lewis	Motion Amendment	07 Feb 2017
S5M-03768.1	Budget (Scotland) Bill	Dugdale, Kezia	Motion Amendment	02 Feb 2017
S5M-03612.4	Improving Scotland’s Planning: Improving Scotland’s Places	Rowley, Alex	Motion Amendment	26 Jan 2017
S5M-03576.1	Scottish Budget	Fraser, Murdo	Motion Amendment	25 Jan 2017
S5M-03576.3	Scottish Budget	Rennie, Willie	Motion Amendment	25 Jan 2017
S5M-03576.2	Scottish Budget	Harvie, Patrick	Motion Amendment	25 Jan 2017
S5M-03576	Scottish Budget 4 linked amendments	Rowley, Alex	Motion Motion For Debate	25 Jan 2017
S5M-03573.3	Developing Forestry in Scotland	Wightman, Andy	Motion Amendment	24 Jan 2017
S5M-03463.3	The Future of Funding for Rural Development	Chapman, Peter	Motion Amendment	19 Jan 2017
S5M-03440.1	Health	Smyth, Colin	Motion Amendment	18 Jan 2017
S5M-03438.2	Retain the HIE Board	Brown, Keith	Motion Amendment	18 Jan 2017
S5M-03427.3	Protecting Scotland’s Interests in Negotiating our Future Relationship with Europe	Lockhart, Dean	Motion Amendment	17 Jan 2017
S5M-03427.2	Protecting Scotland’s Interests in Negotiating our Future Relationship with Europe	Rennie, Willie	Motion Amendment	17 Jan 2017
S5M-03303.1	Welcoming Global Citizenship, Scotland’s International Development Strategy	Stewart, Alexander	Motion Amendment	11 Jan 2017
S5M-03297.2	Scotland’s Place in the European Union - Protecting and Promoting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Ross, Douglas	Motion Amendment	10 Jan 2017

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Motion

Sea Fisheries and End Year Negotiations

S5M-09406.2 · Amendment · lodged by Chapman, Peter

Lodged on

06 Dec 2017

Heard / answered on

07 Dec 2017

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As an amendment to motion S5M-09406 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Sea Fisheries and End Year Negotiations), after "available solutions" insert ", including those of a political nature,".

Backed by

Supported by 2 additional MSPs

Con 2

Lodged by Chapman, Peter (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party).

Kerr, Liam (Con)
Wells, Annie (Con)

Amendment division result

07 Dec 2017

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Abstain

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In the Official Report

Debated in chamber — 2 contributions reference this

Peter Chapman Con Chamber · 07 Dec 2017 · Meeting of the Parliament 07 December 2017
That is not what I said. It is correct that we will control the fishery zone out to 200 miles but we will also work with our partners. Nobody is saying that, on day 1 in March 2019, the shutters will…
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh) NPA Chamber · 07 Dec 2017 · Meeting of the Parliament 07 December 2017
The first question is, that amendment S5M-09406.2, in the name of Peter Chapman, which seeks to amend motion S5M-09406, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on sea fisheries and end-year negotiations, be agr…

Amendments and how the chamber decided

Original motion

S5M-09406
05 Dec 2017 · Motion For Debate · Ewing, Fergus

That the Parliament acknowledges the conclusion of negotiations with Norway on shared stocks in the North Sea and the forthcoming annual fisheries negotiations in Brussels; notes that 2018 will see the last year of phased implementation of the landing obligation for whitefish stocks and that the outcome of the Brussels negotiations will be pivotal in hel...
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Defeated 28/57
S5M-09406.2
06 Dec 2017 · Amendment · Chapman, Peter

As an amendment to motion S5M-09406 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Sea Fisheries and End Year Negotiations), after "available solutions" insert ", including those of a political nature,".