Scottish Parliament – April 2, 2025 – 1

Business Programme (Amendment 1)

Result

❌ Motion failed.

Aye: 31 MSPs

No: 60 MSPs

Absent: 12 MSPs

Abstain: 26 MSPs

Parliamentary analysis

Strong conflict: Opposition proposes

This vote is most similar to a group of votes where the opposition has proposed a motion and the government is strongly opposing it (few defections, high turnout).

This usually suggests an important point of principle, or that it would have substantive effects if passed.

Motion

Motion type: Amendment(?)

S6M-17059.1: As an amendment to motion S6M-17059 in the name of Jamie Hepburn (Business Programme), leave out "The International Situation" and insert "Addressing Violence in Schools".

Original motion(S6M-17059): That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—Tuesday 22 April 20252.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by Scottish Government Debate: The International Situationfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 23 April 20252.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business;

Justice and Home Affairsfollowed by Scottish Government Debate: UK Government Welfare Reformsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 24 April 202511.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questionsfollowed by Members’ Business2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skillsfollowed by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Debate: Inquiry into Framework Legislation and Henry VIII Powersfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision TimeTuesday 29 April 20252.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by Scottish Government Businessfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 30 April 20252.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic;

Finance and Local Governmentfollowed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.10 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 1 May 202511.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questionsfollowed by Members’ Business2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Net Zero and Energy, and Transportfollowed by Scottish Government Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 21 April 2025, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.

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Overall counts

Grouping MSPs on date Vote participant count For motion Against motion Neutral motion Absent motion Turnout For motion percentage
All MSPs 129 91 31 60 26 12 70.54% 34.07%

Government counts

Grouping MSPs on date Vote participant count For motion Against motion Neutral motion Absent motion Turnout For motion percentage
Opposition 66 32 31 1 26 8 48.48% 96.88%
Government 63 59 0 59 0 4 93.65% 0.00%

Party voting counts

Grouping MSPs on date Vote participant count For motion Against motion Neutral motion Absent motion Party turnout For motion percentage
Scottish National Party 63 59 0 59 0 4 93.65% 0.00%
Labour 23 0 0 0 19 4 0.00% n/a
Liberal Democrat 4 3 3 0 0 1 75.00% 100.00%
Conservative 31 29 28 1 0 2 93.55% 96.55%
Green 8 0 0 0 7 1 0.00% n/a

Voting list

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Person Party Vote Party alignment
Sue Webber Conservative Aye 96.55%
Shona Robison Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Pam Gosal Conservative Aye 96.55%
Tim Eagle Conservative Aye 96.55%
Mark Ruskell Green Abstain n/a
Patrick Harvie Green Abstain n/a
Liam McArthur Liberal Democrat Aye 100.00%
Maree Todd Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Angus Robertson Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Paul Sweeney Labour Abstain n/a
Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Bill Kidd Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Jenni Minto Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Rachael Hamilton Conservative Aye 96.55%
Jamie Greene Conservative Aye 96.55%
Stephen Kerr Conservative Aye 96.55%
Fiona Hyslop Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Ben Macpherson Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Evelyn Tweed Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Oliver Mundell Conservative Aye 96.55%
Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Beatrice Wishart Liberal Democrat Aye 100.00%
Natalie Don Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Mercedes Villalba Labour Abstain n/a
Kate Forbes Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Fergus Ewing Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Maurice Golden Conservative Aye 96.55%
Kaukab Stewart Scottish National Party No 100.00%
James Dornan Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Willie Coffey Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Pauline McNeill Labour Absent n/a
Anas Sarwar Labour Absent n/a
Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party Absent n/a
Alison Johnstone Green Absent n/a
Martin Whitfield Labour Abstain n/a
Miles Briggs Conservative Aye 96.55%
Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Pam Duncan-Glancy Labour Abstain n/a
John Mason Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Jackson Carlaw Conservative Aye 96.55%
David Torrance Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Craig Hoy Conservative Aye 96.55%
Angela Constance Scottish National Party No 100.00%
George Adam Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Gordon MacDonald Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Michael Matheson Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Alex Cole-Hamilton Liberal Democrat Aye 100.00%
Foysol Choudhury Labour Abstain n/a
Jackie Dunbar Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Ruth Maguire Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Annabelle Ewing Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Michelle Thomson Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Sharon Dowey Conservative Aye 96.55%
Neil Gray Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Bob Doris Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Brian Whittle Conservative Aye 96.55%
Finlay Carson Conservative No 3.45%
Richard Leonard Labour Abstain n/a
Douglas Lumsden Conservative Aye 96.55%
Claire Baker Labour Abstain n/a
Tom Arthur Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Colin Smyth Labour Abstain n/a
Jim Fairlie Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Gillian Mackay Green Abstain n/a
Russell Findlay Conservative Absent n/a
Ash Denham Scottish National Party Absent n/a
Sandesh Gulhane Conservative Absent n/a
Gillian Martin Scottish National Party Absent n/a
Keith Brown Scottish National Party Absent n/a
Ariane Burgess Green Abstain n/a
Sarah Boyack Labour Abstain n/a
Jamie Halcro Johnston Conservative Aye 96.55%
Alexander Burnett Conservative Aye 96.55%
Richard Lochhead Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Mairi Gougeon Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Paul O'Kane Labour Abstain n/a
Elizabeth Smith Conservative Aye 96.55%
Alasdair Allan Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Alex Rowley Labour Abstain n/a
Elena Whitham Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Siobhian Brown Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Baroness Clark Labour Abstain n/a
Neil Bibby Labour Abstain n/a
Marie McNair Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Ivan McKee Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Murdo Fraser Conservative Aye 96.55%
Tess White Conservative Aye 96.55%
Kenneth Gibson Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Alexander Stewart Conservative Aye 96.55%
Christine Grahame Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Roz McCall Conservative Aye 96.55%
Màiri McAllan Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Douglas Ross Conservative Aye 96.55%
Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Jeremy Balfour Conservative Aye 96.55%
Meghan Gallacher Conservative Aye 96.55%
Joe FitzPatrick Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Stephanie Callaghan Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Emma Roddick Scottish National Party No 100.00%
John Swinney Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Willie Rennie Liberal Democrat Absent n/a
Daniel Johnson Labour Absent n/a
Graham Simpson Conservative Aye 96.55%
Ross Greer Green Abstain n/a
Paul McLennan Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Maggie Chapman Green Abstain n/a
Rhoda Grant Labour Abstain n/a
Carol Mochan Labour Abstain n/a
Mark Griffin Labour Abstain n/a
Rona Mackay Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Audrey Nicoll Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Kevin Stewart Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Michael Marra Labour Abstain n/a
Annie Wells Conservative Aye 96.55%
Clare Adamson Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Collette Stevenson Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Edward Mountain Conservative Aye 96.55%
Clare Haughey Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Graeme Dey Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Colin Beattie Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Liam Kerr Conservative Aye 96.55%
Humza Yousaf Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Jackie Baillie Labour Abstain n/a
Karen Adam Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Monica Lennon Labour Abstain n/a
Emma Harper Scottish National Party No 100.00%
Lorna Slater Green Abstain n/a
Davy Russell Labour Absent n/a