Alison Johnstone
Green
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-09328.2, in the name of Graham Simpson, which seeks to amend motion S6M-09328, in the name of Patrick Harvie, on active travel transformation, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
The Presiding Officer:
There will be a division.
There will be a short suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system.
17:00 Meeting suspended.
17:02 On resuming—
The question is, that amendment S6M-09328.2, in the name of Graham Simpson, be agreed to.
Members should cast their votes now.
Division number 1
Decision Time
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division is: For 47, Against 63, Abstentions 0.
Amendment disagreed to.
The next question is, that amendment S6M-09328.1, in the name of Mercedes Villalba, which seeks to amend motion S6M-09328, in the name of Patrick Harvie, on active travel transformation, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
The Presiding Officer:
There will be a division.
Division number 2
Decision Time
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division is: For 47, Against 63, Abstentions 0.
Amendment disagreed to.
The next question is, that motion S6M-09328, in the name of Patrick Harvie, on active travel transformation, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
Stephen Kerr
Conservative
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I voted no, but the app did not connect.
The Presiding Officer:
Thank you, Mr Kerr. We will ensure that that is recorded.
Division number 3
Decision Time
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division is: For 81, Against 29, Abstentions 29.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament believes that active travel can bring significant benefits for people’s health, the economy and the cost of living, and is critical for tackling the climate emergency and delivering on the commitment to reduce car kilometres by 20%; welcomes the Scottish Government's record budget for active travel in 2023-24; recognises that this is by far the highest investment in active travel per head across the UK; welcomes the new and additional £20 million Transformation Fund going directly to delivery partners to deliver new infrastructure at pace; commends the work of local authorities, regional transport partnerships and active travel delivery partners in turning that record level of investment into changes on the ground; notes the publication of the new Cycling Framework in supporting the wider 2030 Active Travel Vision, where walking, wheeling and cycling are the most popular modes of transport for shorter everyday journeys, and looks forward to the opportunity presented by the UCI Cycling World Championships coming to Scotland in August 2023 to encourage more people to choose active travel.
The final question is, that motion S6M-09329, in the name of Màiri McAllan, on appointment of board members to Environmental Standards Scotland, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament notes the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee's consideration of the appointment of two additional board members to the board of Environmental Standards Scotland at its meeting on 21 March 2023; welcomes the committee's recommendation that the Parliament approves the appointment of Professor Christopher Spray and Morag Sheppard as additional board members to the board of Environmental Standards Scotland, for a period not exceeding four years in accordance with schedule 1, paragraph 2(4) of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, and approves the appointments as required by schedule 1, paragraph 2(2) of the Act.
That concludes decision time.
Members’ business will be published tomorrow, 7 June 2023, as soon as the text is available.
