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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Appointment of Chair to Environmental Standards Scotland

  • Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-16749
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 11 March 2025

That the Parliament notes the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee’s consideration of Dr Richard Dixon as the nominated candidate for the role of Board Chair of Environmental Standards Scotland at its meeting on 18 February 2025; welcomes the committee's recommendation that the Parliament approves the appointment of Dr Richard Dixon for four years in accordance with schedule 1, paragraph 2(4) of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, and approves the appointment as required by schedule 1, paragraph 2(2) of the Act.


Supported by: Alasdair Allan

Vote

Result 83 for, 1 against, 22 abstained, 23 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Adam, George
  • Adam, Karen
  • Arthur, Tom
  • Beattie, Colin
  • Brown, Siobhian
  • Coffey, Willie
  • Constance, Angela
  • Dey, Graeme
  • Don-Innes, Natalie
  • Doris, Bob
  • Dornan, James
  • Ewing, Annabelle
  • Ewing, Fergus
  • Fairlie, Jim
  • FitzPatrick, Joe
  • Forbes, Kate
  • Gibson, Kenneth
  • Gilruth, Jenny
  • Gougeon, Mairi
  • Grahame, Christine
  • Gray, Neil
  • Harper, Emma
  • Haughey, Clare
  • Hepburn, Jamie
  • Hyslop, Fiona
  • Kidd, Bill
  • Lochhead, Richard
  • MacDonald, Gordon
  • MacGregor, Fulton
  • Mackay, Rona
  • Macpherson, Ben
  • Maguire, Ruth
  • Martin, Gillian
  • Matheson, Michael
  • McAllan, Màiri
  • McKee, Ivan
  • McKelvie, Christina
  • McLennan, Paul
  • McMillan, Stuart
  • McNair, Marie
  • Minto, Jenni
  • Nicoll, Audrey
  • Robertson, Angus
  • Robison, Shona
  • Somerville, Shirley-Anne
  • Stevenson, Collette
  • Stewart, Kaukab
  • Stewart, Kevin
  • Sturgeon, Nicola
  • Thomson, Michelle
  • Todd, Maree
  • Tweed, Evelyn
  • Whitham, Elena
  • Yousaf, Humza
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Adamson, Clare
  • Allan, Dr Alasdair
  • Brown, Keith
  • Callaghan, Stephanie
  • Dunbar, Jackie
  • Roddick, Emma
  • Swinney, John
  • Torrance, David

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Hamilton, Rachael
Abstained
  • Balfour, Jeremy
  • Briggs, Miles
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Carson, Finlay
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • Gosal, Pam
  • Greene, Jamie
  • Gulhane, Sandesh
  • Hoy, Craig
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Lumsden, Douglas
  • McCall, Roz
  • Mountain, Edward
  • Mundell, Oliver
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Simpson, Graham
  • Smith, Liz
  • Stewart, Alexander
  • Wells, Annie
  • White, Tess
  • Whittle, Brian
Did not vote
  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Eagle, Tim
  • Findlay, Russell
  • Fraser, Murdo
  • Golden, Maurice
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie
  • Webber, Sue

Scottish Labour

For
  • Baillie, Jackie
  • Baker, Claire
  • Bibby, Neil
  • Boyack, Sarah
  • Choudhury, Foysol
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • Grant, Rhoda
  • Griffin, Mark
  • Johnson, Daniel
  • Lennon, Monica
  • Leonard, Richard
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • Mochan, Carol
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Rowley, Alex
  • Smyth, Colin
  • Sweeney, Paul
  • Villalba, Mercedes
  • Whitfield, Martin
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Clark, Katy
  • Marra, Michael
  • Sarwar, Anas

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Burgess, Ariane
  • Chapman, Maggie
  • Greer, Ross
  • Harvie, Patrick
  • Mackay, Gillian
  • Ruskell, Mark
  • Slater, Lorna
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • McArthur, Liam
  • Rennie, Willie
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Cole-Hamilton, Alex
  • Wishart, Beatrice

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Johnstone, Alison

Independent

For
  • Mason, John
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Alba Party

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Regan, Ash