Scottish Parliament – Oct. 9, 2025 – 2
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - UK Legislation
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 81 MSPs
No: 10 MSPs
Absent: 15 MSPs
Abstain: 23 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
Cross party ayeThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where there is a cross party consensus in favour of a motion.
There may be scattered opposition (which is why a vote is being held at all), but it does not break down clearly along government/opposition lines.
Motion
Motion type: Other(?)
S6M-19275: That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 22 January 2025, and subsequently amended, relating to clauses 78, 90, 98 and 99, and schedule 4, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
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Whip reports
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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 | 81 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 70.54% | 89.01% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 53.03% | 74.29% |
| Government | 63 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 88.89% | 98.21% |
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 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 88.89% | 98.21% |
| Labour | 21 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90.48% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 3.57% | 0.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 1.79% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.21% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |