Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 26 February 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-16571 in the name of Lorna Slater (Scottish Enterprise Funding for Arms Companies), leave out from first “notes“ to end and insert “reiterates its unwavering support for the ceasefire in Gaza, for the calls for all efforts to be made to ensure an extension of the ceasefire, for humanitarian aid to reach people in Gaza, and for the remaining hostages to be released; recognises and supports the humanitarian assistance that the Scottish Government has provided to the people of Gaza; calls for recognition of a Palestinian state and a two-state solution; recognises that Scottish Enterprise does not provide funding for the manufacture of weapons or munitions; notes that Scottish Enterprise operates a human rights due diligence process in the awarding of any funding; recognises that responsibility for issuing licences for the export of arms is reserved to the UK Government; calls for the suspension of arms exports to Israel, and does not believe that any public funding should be going to supply arms to Israel.”
Vote
Result63 for, 35 against, 21 abstained, 10 did not voteVote Passed
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, February 24, 2025
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Maggie Chapman, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Result83 for, 35 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not voteVote Passed