Decision Time

– in the Scottish Parliament at on 12 August 2014.

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There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-10769.1.1, in the name of Gavin Brown, which seeks to amend amendment S4M-10769.1, in the name of Iain Gray, on the economic opportunities of independence, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

Division number 1 Decision Time

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 45, Against 63, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S4M-10769.1, in the name of Iain Gray, which seeks to amend motion S4M-10769, in the name of John Swinney, on the economic opportunities of independence, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

There will be a division.

Division number 2 Decision Time

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 46, Against 63, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The last question is, that motion S4M-10769, in the name of John Swinney, on the economic opportunities of independence, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

There will be a division.

Division number 3 Decision Time

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 63, Against 46, Abstentions 0.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that Scotland can be a successful independent country and that, while Scotland is among the wealthiest nations in the world, levels of inequality are too high; recognises the improvements in Scotland’s economic performance that have resulted from transferring limited powers to the Scottish Parliament, and believes that this demonstrates that decisions about Scotland’s economy are best made in Scotland by the people of Scotland and that independence presents new opportunities to build a more secure economy because for the first time ever Scotland will have the job-creating powers and an economic policy that will put Scotland first.