Alison Johnstone
Green
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-10406.2, in the name of Rachael Hamilton, which seeks to amend motion S6M-10406, in the name of Mairi Gougeon, on celebrating the resilience of Scotland’s food and drink sector, 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 digital voting.
17:01 Meeting suspended.
17:04 On resuming—
The question is, that amendment S6M-10406.2, in the name of Rachael Hamilton, be agreed to. Members should cast their votes now.
The vote is closed.
The Presiding Officer:
Thank you, Mr Beattie. We will ensure that that is recorded.
Division number 1
Decision Time
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division on amendment S6M-10406.2, in the name of Rachael Hamilton, is: For 29, Against 84, Abstentions 0.
Amendment disagreed to.
The next question is, that motion S6M-10406.1, in the name of Rhoda Grant, which seeks to amend motion S6M-10406, in the name of Mairi Gougeon, on celebrating the resilience of Scotland’s food and drink sector, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
Colin Beattie
Scottish National Party
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Once again, the app failed to perform. I would have voted no.
The Presiding Officer:
Thank you, Mr Beattie. We will ensure that that is recorded.
Division number 2
Decision Time
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division on amendment S6M-10406.1, in the name of Rhoda Grant, is: For 16, Against 97, Abstentions 0.
Amendment disagreed to.
The final question is, that motion S6M-10406, in the name of Mairi Gougeon, on celebrating the resilience of Scotland’s food and drink sector, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
The Presiding Officer:
There will be a division.
Division number 3
Decision Time
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division on motion S6M-10406, in the name of Mairi Gougeon, on celebrating the resilience of Scotland’s food and drink sector, is: For 83, Against 29, Abstentions 0.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament recognises the value of Scotland’s food and drink sector and the significant contribution that it makes to the national economy, as well as to local economies and communities; welcomes the plan, published by Scotland Food and Drink, to create stability, sustainability, resilience and innovation in order to support the sector to succeed and prosper over the next 10 years; further welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to invest £5 million to support delivery of this plan; acknowledges the challenges caused by Brexit, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and climate change, and the need for the sector to respond and adapt, and believes that the hard Brexit negotiated by the UK Government has created serious, long-term harms, including labour shortages and new barriers to trade, especially for Scottish food and drink exporters, while driving up inflation in food and supply chain costs.
That concludes decision time.
Members’ business will be published tomorrow, 13 September 2023, as soon as the text is available.
