Submitted by:
Daniel Johnson,
Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour.
Date lodged:
Monday, 23 September 2024
Motion reference: S6M-14614.3
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 24 September 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-14614 in the name of Shona Robison (The UK Budget – Scotland’s Priorities), leave out from "recognises" to end and insert "believes that Scotland’s priorities were reflected in the overwhelming mandate that the people of Scotland gave to the Labour Party on 4 July 2024; recognises that the new UK Labour administration inherited a black hole of £22 billion from the previous Conservative administration; understands that the only way to deliver fairness and opportunity for people is to fix the foundations of the economy; welcomes the renewed commitment from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that there will be no return to austerity; calls on the Scottish Government to work with the UK Government to ensure that the benefits of economic stability and the opportunities of national renewal are felt across Scotland, and further calls on the Scottish Government to reflect the importance of financial competence, economic stability and transparency in its management of Scotland’s finances."
Vote
Result10 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not voteVote Defeated