There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business.

The first question is, that amendment S4M-07712.2, in the name of Claire Baker, which seeks to amend motion S4M-07712, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on opencast mining in Scotland, coaling and restoring, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

The Presiding Officer:

There will be a division.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 106, Against 6, Abstentions 0.

Amendment agreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S4M-07712.1, in the name of Patrick Harvie, which seeks to amend motion S4M-07712, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on opencast mining in Scotland, coaling and restoring, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

There will be a division.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 6, Against 106, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that motion S4M-07712, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on opencast mining in Scotland, coaling and restoring, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

There will be a division.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 105, Against 6, Abstentions 0.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament acknowledges the substantial contribution made by the open cast coal mining industry to the Scottish economy; supports the work of the Scottish Coal Industry Taskforce, carried out in partnership by the Scottish Government, representatives of the UK Government, local authorities, parliamentarians from across the parties representing all of the affected areas, and the industry itself, including relevant trade unions, to preserve employment in open cast coal mining and address challenges of restoration; welcomes moves to identify improvements in the regulatory regime of the industry including appropriate protection for communities and the environment, and, in light of concerns about restoration and remediation of sites, calls on the Scottish Government to address this issue in the final Scottish Planning Policy so that local authorities are given clearer guidance to enable them to address this issue when considering whether to give planning consent for proposals.