Submitted by:
Nicola Sturgeon,
Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party.
Date lodged:
Monday, 29 October 2012
Motion reference: S4M-04594.3
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 30 October 2012
As an amendment to motion S4M-04594 in the name of Johann Lamont (The Future of Scotland), leave out from “notes” to end and insert "welcomes the Edinburgh agreement, which provides the framework for Scotland to reach independence, and the commitment of the Scottish and United Kingdom governments to work together constructively in the light of the outcome of the referendum, whatever it is, in the best interests of the people of Scotland and of the rest of the UK; believes that an independent Scotland continuing in the European Union would be in the best interests of Scotland, the rest of the UK and the EU as a whole and that a Scotland rich in oil and other natural resources would be welcomed as a continuing member of the EU; notes that a range of international experts have made the case that an independent Scotland would continue in the EU and that, in light of the Edinburgh agreement, the Scottish Government has now commissioned specific legal advice on Scotland's position in the EU from the Law Officers; welcomes the independent investigation announced by the First Minister to determine whether there has been any breach of the Scottish Ministerial Code and calls on all parties in the Parliament to accept its findings, and regrets the Labour Party's unwillingness to use a debate entitled “The Future of Scotland” to address substantive policy issues on the future of Scotland such as the fact that, within the union, Trident nuclear weapons will remain on the Clyde and the damaging impact of UK Government welfare reforms that are impoverishing so many of Scotland's most vulnerable citizens, which are both compelling arguments for a different and independent future for Scotland."
Vote
Result62 for, 51 against, 3 abstained, 12 did not voteVote Passed