Motion For Debate · S7M-01003 · Session 7
Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland
The motion
That the Parliament notes the publication of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government, Ambitious for Scotland, which commits to renewing Scotland’s public services through prevention, integration and reform; recognises the Programme for Government’s focus on public service reform and commitment to ensuring that decision-making and service delivery sit at the level best placed to improve people's lives; agrees with the need to empower communities and regions to make the decisions that improve delivery; further agrees with the need to reduce NHS waiting times, support the shift of care from hospitals into communities through strengthened primary care, digital innovation and expanded community services; welcomes the need for action to tackle health inequalities, improve population health, and treat substance misuse as a public health priority, and agrees that public service reform must be shaped by and with the workforce, while delivering better outcomes for people and communities across Scotland.
Vote
1 division- 2 Sep 2026Carried91 for, 19 against, 10 abstained
Amendments
5Supporters
4 MSPsSNP 4
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
10 contributions mention S7M-01003-
2 Sep 2026Programme for Government (Improving Lives through Delivering for Scotland)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S7M-01003, in the name of Angela Constance, on the programme for government: improving lives through delivering for Scotland.15:34
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2 Sep 2026Decision Time
There are eight questions to be put as a result of today’s business. If the amendment in the name of Helen McDade is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Jackie Baillie will fall.The first question is, that amendment S7M-01003.5, in the…
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2 Sep 2026Decision Time
One or two members have been having difficulties in accessing the system. If you still do, please raise a point of order in the normal way.We come to the vote on amendment S7M-01003.5, in the name of Helen McDade, which seeks to amend moti…
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2 Sep 2026Decision Time
The next question is, that amendment S7M-01003.1, in the name of Jackie Baillie, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01003, in the name of Angela Constance, on the programme for government: improving lives through delivering for Scotland, be a…
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2 Sep 2026Decision Time
The next question is, that amendment S7M-01003.2 in the name of Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01003, in the name of Angela Constance, on the programme for government: improving lives through delivering for Scotl…
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2 Sep 2026Decision Time
The next question is, that amendment S7M-01003.4, in the name of Miles Briggs, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01003, in the name of Angela Constance, on the programme for government: improving lives through delivering for Scotland, be agr…
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2 Sep 2026Decision Time
The next question is, that amendment S7M-01003.3, in the name of Adam Harley, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01003, in the name of Angela Constance, on the programme for government: improving lives through delivering for Scotland, be agre…
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2 Sep 2026Decision Time
The next question is, that motion S7M-01003, in the name of Angela Constance, on the programme for government: improving lives through delivering for Scotland, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.
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2 Sep 2026Decision Time
The result of the division on motion S7M-01003, in the name of Angela Constance, on the programme for government: improving lives through delivering for Scotland, as amended, is: For 91, Against 19, Abstentions 0.Motion, as amended, agreed…
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2 Sep 2026Decision Time
That concludes decision time.Apologies, folks. Before we move to the members’ business debate, I note that, apparently, there was a slight glitch in updating the system when we were running the vote on motion S7M-01003, so I will just read…