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 proposesThis 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.
Annotations
No annotations for this decision.
Whip reports
No whip reports for this decision.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 93.65% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 31 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93.55% | 96.55% |
| Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Russell | Unknown | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| John Mason | Independent | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | 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 |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | 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 |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Ash Denham | Alba | 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 |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| 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 |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| 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 |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Lord Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Presiding Officer | Absent | n/a |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| 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% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 96.55% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | 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% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Abstain | n/a |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Abstain | n/a |