Scottish Parliament – Aug. 31, 2021 – 3

S6M-00978.2: As an amendment to motion S6M-00978 in the name of John Swinney (First 100 Days, Delivering for the People of Scotland), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "considers that the actions set out in the document, First Steps, lack ambition;

notes the failure to implement a meaningful youth jobs guarantee, despite 18,000 young people in Scotland still on furlough, and the inadequacy of the Scottish Government’s NHS Recovery Plan to deal with the pressures that health services are currently facing;

acknowledges that COVID-19 cases have risen to the highest levels on record, and believes that failure to bring the virus back under control will undermine Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic."

Original motion(S6M-00978): That the Parliament welcomes the delivery of 80 key actions within the first 100 days of the new administration that will have a positive impact on the people of Scotland by leading the COVID-19 recovery, supporting NHS and care services, tackling the climate crisis, backing economic recovery and creating jobs, supporting communities and helping children and families, and recognises these actions as the foundation of improved outcomes for Scotland’s people that will continue to be delivered through the forthcoming Programme for Government, the COVID-19 recovery programme and the shared policy programme agreed between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party.