Amendment · S4M-03078.3 · Session 4
As an amendment to motion S4M-03078 in the name of John Swinney (The Implications for the Scottish Economy of the Current Eurozone Situatio…
Amendment to S4M-03078 The Implications for the Scottish Economy of the Current Eurozone Situation
The amendment
As an amendment to motion S4M-03078 in the name of John Swinney (The Implications for the Scottish Economy of the Current Eurozone Situation), insert at end "; further recognises and regrets the impact of austerity measures without accompanying growth on ordinary people and families in Scotland and across Europe; regrets that the Scottish Government has not done more to stimulate growth using the powers entirely at its own disposal including, for example, its failure to make best use of procurement for the Forth Replacement Crossing as well as the delay to a number of other investment projects, and does not believe that leaving the United Kingdom would improve the Scottish economy, particularly given the lack of clarity on the issue of currency."
Vote
1 division- 30 May 2012Defeated35 for, 86 against
Other amendments
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No recorded vote
Supporters
No MSP has added their name to this amendment.
In the Official Report
2 contributions mention S4M-03078.3-
30 May 2012Scottish Economy (Euro Zone Situation)
The question is not whether the people who run the bank are Scottish, but in whose interests they will make the decisions. It is inconceivable that they would make a decision on the basis of their competitors in another country, when at th…
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30 May 2012Decision Time
The next question is, that amendment S4M-03078.3, in the name of Ken Macintosh, on the implications for the Scottish economy of the current euro zone situation, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.