Submitted by:
Michael Matheson,
Falkirk West, Scottish National Party.
Date lodged:
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Motion reference: S5M-22711.3
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 16 September 2020
As an amendment to motion S5M-22711 in the name of Colin Smyth (Sustainable Aviation Beyond COVID-19), leave out from "government measures" to end and insert "the aviation sector to Scotland’s wider economic recovery; further notes the importance of government measures, such as the job retention scheme, to aviation businesses and calls for it to be extended; welcomes the inclusion of airports and ground handling companies in the Scottish Government’s package of rates relief measures; recognises the need for the Scottish and UK governments to provide direct support to the sector through this period to protect jobs and secure a just transition to a green economy; calls on the Scottish Government to continue to work with the aviation sector and the relevant trade unions in Scotland to explore immediate support measures for industry; welcomes the support provided by the Scottish Government to rebuilding Scotland’s long-term international connectivity and associated employment opportunities; believes that support should include appropriate protections for jobs and fair working conditions; welcomes the steps being taken by the Scottish Government to support recovery in the sector, which balances the need for sustainable economic growth and the need to tackle the climate emergency, and calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that measures are in place to protect public health by suppressing transmission by minimising the importation of new cases leading to community transmission, while exploring the potential for alternative measures including testing."
Vote
Result54 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not voteVote Defeated