Boosting the Economy - Amendment
- Submitted by: Gavin Brown, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2015
- Motion reference: S4M-11993.4
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 08 January 2015
As an amendment to motion S4M-11993 in the name of John Swinney (Boosting the Economy), leave out from "the actions" to end and insert "that the UK’s economic growth continues to be among the highest of major developed world economies; believes that measures taken by the UK Government, such as cutting employer national insurance contributions and maintaining the lowest level of corporation tax in the G7, are providing considerable benefits to Scottish businesses, and calls on the Scottish Government to reduce the burden on business by ensuring that the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax is introduced in a way that is conducive to economic growth and by extending existing rates relief schemes to ensure that Scotland is a more competitive location to do business."
Vote
Result 15 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
- 0 for
- 57 against
- 0 abstained
- 7 did not vote
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- Adam Ingram
- Aileen McLeod
- Alasdair Allan
- Alex Neil
- Alex Salmond
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Bruce Crawford
- Chic Brodie
- Christian Allard
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Colin Beattie
- Colin Keir
- Dave Thompson
- David Torrance
- Dennis Robertson
- Derek Mackay
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fiona McLeod
- Gil Paterson
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- Jamie Hepburn
- Joan McAlpine
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kenny MacAskill
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Marco Biagi
- Margaret Burgess
- Mark McDonald
- Maureen Watt
- Michael Matheson
- Michael Russell
- Mike MacKenzie
- Nigel Don
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lochhead
- Richard Lyle
- Rob Gibson
- Roderick Campbell
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Sandra White
- Shona Robison
- Stewart Maxwell
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Labour
- 0 for
- 31 against
- 0 abstained
- 7 did not vote
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- Alex Rowley
- Anne McTaggart
- Cara Hilton
- Claudia Beamish
- Drew Smith
- Duncan McNeil
- Elaine Murray
- Graeme Pearson
- Hanzala Malik
- Hugh Henry
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Jenny Marra
- Johann Lamont
- John Pentland
- Ken Macintosh
- Lewis Macdonald
- Malcolm Chisholm
- Margaret McCulloch
- Margaret McDougall
- Mary Fee
- Michael McMahon
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Patricia Ferguson
- Paul Martin
- Richard Baker
- Richard Simpson
- Sarah Boyack
- Siobhan McMahon
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 15 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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- Alex Fergusson
- Alex Johnstone
- Annabel Goldie
- Cameron Buchanan
- Gavin Brown
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie McGrigor
- John Lamont
- John Scott
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Mary Scanlon
- Murdo Fraser
- Nanette Milne
- Ruth Davidson
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0Scottish Liberal Democrats
- 0 for
- 3 against
- 0 abstained
- 2 did not vote
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Independent
- 0 for
- 2 against
- 0 abstained
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Scottish Green Party
- 0 for
- 2 against
- 0 abstained
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Related motion
Boosting the Economy
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Supported by: Fergus Ewing, Joe FitzPatrick
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2015
Result 58 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated related amendments
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Supported by: Lewis Macdonald
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2015
Result 31 for, 64 against, 15 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated
Amendments that have not been voted on
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001
Boosting the Economy - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001