Decision Time

– in the Scottish Parliament at on 10 May 2017.

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Photo of Kenneth Macintosh Kenneth Macintosh Labour

There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Shona Robison is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Donald Cameron will fall.

The first question is, that amendment S5M-05479.3, in the name of Shona Robison, which seeks to amend motion S5M-05479, in the name of Anas Sarwar, on scrapping the national health service pay cap, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 1 Decision Time

Aye: 62 MSPs

No: 55 MSPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 62, Against 55, Abstentions 0.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment S5M-05479.2, in the name of Donald Cameron, is therefore pre-empted.

The next question is, that motion S5M-05479, in the name of Anas Sarwar, on scrapping the national health service pay cap, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 2 Decision Time

Aye: 62 MSPs

No: 55 MSPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 62, Against 55, Abstentions 0.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament notes that the NHS Independent Pay Review body helps determine NHS pay on a UK-wide basis, and that the Scottish Government has consistently implemented the body’s recommendations; further notes that, as a result of recommended pay uplifts being passed on in full in Scotland, unlike other parts of the UK, band 5 Agenda for Change staff members in Scotland will be up to £312 better paid than their counterparts in England and Wales; welcomes that, over and above the pay recommendations, due to Scottish Government action for the lowest paid, entry level NHS support staff in Scotland are paid more than £1,128 more than their counterparts in England; further welcomes that no compulsory redundancies, free nurse student tuition and nurse student bursaries are being retained in Scotland, but is concerned about the impact of their loss on the NHS in other parts of the UK; however, recognises that NHS staff in Scotland have faced real challenges as a result of inflation outpacing uplifts at the top of pay bands; believes that the best resolution will be found by the Scottish Government working in partnership with NHS staff representatives; therefore calls on the Scottish Government to seek agreement with the staff side, through their representatives and unions, to jointly commission work, developing an evidence base to assess the impact of pay restraint, using this evidence as part of the submission to the next pay round of the NHS Independent Pay Review body; remains concerned that Brexit is continuing to be a cause of uncertainty for staff from other parts of the EU working in the NHS, and believes that the rights of these committed staff should be guaranteed immediately, and that maintaining freedom of movement within the EU is vital to sustain the health service for the future.

The final question is, that Parliamentary Bureau motion S5M-05521, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on committee meetings, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that, under Rule 12.3.3B of Standing Orders, the Public Petitions Committee can meet, if necessary, at the same time as a meeting of the Parliament from 11.40am to noon on 18 May 2017 for the purpose of hearing evidence on petition PE1517.