Decision Time

– in the Scottish Parliament at on 26 February 2020.

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Photo of Kenneth Macintosh Kenneth Macintosh Labour

The first question is, that amendment S5M-20979.3, in the name of Humza Yousaf, which seeks to amend motion S5M-20979, in the name of Liam Kerr, on Police Scotland underfunded in the draft budget, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 1 Decision Time

Aye: 58 MSPs

No: 54 MSPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Abstained: 6 MSPs

Abstained: A-Z by last name

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 58, Against 54, Abstentions 6.

Amendment agreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S5M-20979.2, in the name of James Kelly, which seeks to amend motion S5M-20979, in the name of Liam Kerr, on Police Scotland underfunded in the draft budget, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 2 Decision Time

Aye: 26 MSPs

No: 85 MSPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Abstained: 7 MSPs

Abstained: A-Z by last name

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 26, Against 85, Abstentions 7.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that motion S5M-20979, in the name of Liam Kerr, on Police Scotland underfunded in the draft budget, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 3 Decision Time

Aye: 58 MSPs

No: 54 MSPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Abstained: 6 MSPs

Abstained: A-Z by last name

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 58, Against 54, Abstentions 6.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament values the hard work of police officers and staff in keeping local communities safe; welcomes the ongoing work by Police Scotland to develop a workforce strategy that will inform the workforce mix, including specialist staff and community police officers required to deliver the 10-year policing strategy, Serving a Changing Scotland; recognises that this workforce requires capital investment, including to green the police fleet and to deliver a transformed police service; further recognises the exceptional and unprecedented demands currently facing policing in Scotland, including planning for a no-deal EU exit and COP26; supports the return of the £125 million of VAT previously paid to the UK Government, and recognises that discussions on the draft Budget 2020-21 are ongoing.

I propose to put a single question on the two Parliamentary Bureau motions, unless any member objects.

The question is, that motions S5M-20998 and S5M-20999, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, be agreed to.

Motions agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that, subject to its agreement to the general principles of the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill, for the purposes of consideration of the Bill at stage 3, in Rule 9.16.6 of Standing Orders -

(a) the words “or 3” be omitted, and

(b) the words “Notice of any amendment at Stage 3 shall be given by lodging it with the Clerk no later than 4.30pm on Wednesday 4 March 2020.” be inserted at the end.

That concludes decision time.