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Motion For Debate · S4M-02421 · Session 4

Ferries

Carried Lodged by Elaine Murray Lab Lodged 20 Mar 2012 Debate 22 Mar 2012 1 supporter

The motion

That the Parliament is disappointed that the draft ferries plan does not include a new Lochboisdale to Mallaig ferry service; recognises the social and economic need for such a service; notes the overwhelming support in the Western Isles and Mallaig for such a service, and calls on the Scottish Government to ensure its inclusion in the ferries plan and to commence the new service as soon as practically possible.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

Labour’s motion was rewritten by an SNP amendment (S4M-02421.1) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the SNP’s wording.

That the Parliament
66 words removed by S4M-02421.1is disappointed that the draft ferries plan does not include a new Lochboisdale to Mallaig ferry service; recognises the social and economic need for such a service; notes the overwhelming support in the Western Isles and Mallaig for such a service, and calls on the Scottish Government to ensure its inclusion in the ferries plan and to commence the new service as soon as practically possible.
S4M-02421.1 SNP welcomes the Scottish Ferry Services: Draft Plan for consultation; in particular the focus of the Scottish Ferries Review and the draft plan on the issues that matter most to island and remote communities and their central theme of further improving Scotland’s ferry services; welcomes the wide engagement and consultation that has taken place throughout the Scottish Ferries Review; notes the Scottish Government’s commitment to fully consider the consultation responses from communities representing their local interests, including those advocating the introduction of a service between Lochboisdale and Mallaig, and looks forward to the publication of the final ferries plan in 2012.

Final wording as read into the Official Report at Decision Time. The marked changes are worked out by this site from the amendment texts and match that wording.

Amendments

  1. S4M-02421.1 SNP Alex Neil Agreed vote, 61–37
  2. S4M-02421.2 Liberal Democrat Jim Hume Not put to a vote (worked out by this site: never called at Decision Time: not selected or not moved)

Signatures by party

1 MSP besides the lodger · 0 from other parties
Lab 1

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Vote

1 division
  1. 22 Mar 2012
    Ferries
    S4M-02421as amended by SNP
    Carried
    74 for, 35 against, 2 abstained

Amendments

2
  1. S4M-02421.1
    Ferries
    Alex Neil SNP Lodged 21 Mar 2012
    Carried
    61 for, 37 against
  2. S4M-02421.2
    Ferries
    Jim Hume LD Lodged 21 Mar 2012
    No recorded vote

Supporters

1 MSP

Lab 1

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Lab 1

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In the Official Report

3 contributions mention S4M-02421
  1. 22 Mar 2012
    Ferries
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    Good morning. The first item of business is a debate on motion S4M-02421, in the name of Elaine Murray, on ferries.09:15

  2. 22 Mar 2012
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    You can raise your point of order after decision time. I would have appreciated having it before decision time. However, I will take it as soon as we conclude decision time, which we have now started.The first question is, that amendment S…

  3. 22 Mar 2012
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that motion S4M-02421, in the name of Elaine Murray, as amended, on ferries, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.