– in the Scottish Parliament at 4:56 pm on 24 September 2024.
There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-14614.2, in the name of Murdo Fraser, which seeks to amend motion S6M-14614, in the name of Shona Robison, on the United Kingdom budget, Scotland’s priorities, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
There will be a division. There will be a short suspension to allow members to access digital voting.
We move to the vote on amendment S6M-14614.2, in the name of Murdo Fraser.
The result of the division on amendment S6M-14614.2, in the name of Murdo Fraser, is: For 28, Against 80, Abstentions 0.
Amendment disagreed to.
I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Daniel Johnson is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton will fall.
The next question is, that amendment S6M-14614.3, in the name of Daniel Johnson, which seeks to amend motion S6M-14614, in the name of Shona Robison, on the UK budget, Scotland’s priorities, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
There will be a division.
The result of the division on amendment S6M-14614.3, in the name of Daniel Johnson, is: For 10, Against 98, Abstentions 0.
Amendment disagreed to.
The next question is, that amendment S6M-14614.4, in the name of Lorna Slater, which seeks to amend motion S6M-14614, in the name of Shona Robison, on the UK budget, Scotland’s priorities, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
There will be a division.
The vote is closed.
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app would not connect. I would have voted no.
We will ensure that that is recorded.
The result of the division on amendment S6M-14614.4, in the name of Lorna Slater, is: For 6, Against 43, Abstentions 59.
Amendment disagreed to.
The next question is, that amendment S6M-14614.4, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, which seeks to amend motion S6M-14614, in the name of Shona Robison, on the UK budget, Scotland’s priorities, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
There will be a division.
The result of the division on amendment S6M-14614.4, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, is: For 4, Against 45, Abstentions 59.
Amendment disagreed to.
The final question is, that motion S6M-14614, in the name of Shona Robison, on the UK budget, Scotland’s priorities, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
There will be a division.
The result of the division on motion S6M-14614, in the name of Shona Robison, on the UK budget, Scotland’s priorities, is: For 65, Against 42, Abstentions 0.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament recognises the importance of the UK Budget on 30 October 2024 to Scotland’s budget; supports the call from prominent economists, including Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Professor Anton Muscatelli, Lord Gus O’Donnell and Professor Simon Wren-Lewis, for the UK Government to use the forthcoming UK Budget to halt “the under-investment that has resulted in a vicious circle of stagnation and decline, whereby low investment leads to both a weaker economy and greater social and environmental problems”; calls on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to replace the current austerity fiscal rules that the UK Government is operating under, in order to allow for greater investment to renew and enhance public infrastructure and deliver projects that support the transition to net zero; believes that the UK Government should reverse its cut to the Winter Fuel Payment, as this cut will impact many of the most vulnerable older people in society, and urges the UK Government to use its first Budget to remove the two-child limit on benefits and deliver greater investment to tackle child poverty, and deliver a sizeable increase in investment in the NHS and schools, which would deliver consequentials for application in these vital public services in Scotland.
That concludes decision time.
Members’ business will be published tomorrow, 25 September 2024, as soon as the text is available.