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Prioritising COVID-19 Vaccination and Economic Recovery

  • Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 January 2021
  • Motion reference: S5M-23958
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Motions as amended

That the Parliament believes that the people of Scotland have the right to choose their own future and to escape the disastrous hard Brexit that Boris Johnson and the UK Conservative Administration are imposing on them; notes that the Scottish Government paused work on independence to focus on the pandemic in contrast to the UK Government, which recklessly pursued Brexit and ended the transition period at the worst possible time; supports the Scottish Government’s decision to follow the JCVI priority list for the first phase of the vaccination programme, which has been drawn up by independent experts to provide the greatest possible protection against preventable mortality from COVID-19; agrees that it is for the people of Scotland to decide what sort of country and economy should be built following the pandemic, and that therefore, should there be a majority in the next Parliament for an independence referendum after the pandemic, there can be no justification whatsoever to deny people in Scotland their democratic rights.


Vote

Result 65 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour

Scottish Green Party

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Scottish Liberal Democrats

Independent

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Reform UK

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No Party Affiliation

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Original motion text

That the Parliament believes that planning an independence referendum in 2021, during an ongoing global pandemic, would be reckless and damaging; notes the Scottish National Party's plans to establish an independence taskforce and believes that this will divide Scotland when people should be united in tackling COVID-19 and supporting the economic recovery, and calls on the Scottish Government to instead establish a taskforce to speed up the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme across Scotland.

Accepted amendments

Motion ref. S5M-23958.3

Prioritising COVID-19 Vaccination and Economic Recovery - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Michael Russell, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jeane Freeman, Jenny Gilruth, Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Result 65 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S5M-23958.1

Prioritising COVID-19 Vaccination and Economic Recovery - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001

Motion ref. S5M-23958.2

Prioritising COVID-19 Vaccination and Economic Recovery - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 27, 2021