The amendment
As an amendment to motion S4M-04165 in the name of Elaine Murray (Rail), leave out from “notes” to end and insert “welcomes the substantial increase in the number of people using rail; recognises that punctuality and reliability are currently at record levels; notes the record investment in rail since 2007, including new lines between Airdrie and Bathgate and Stirling and Kincardine; also welcomes the announcements of 21 June and 4 July 2012 by the Minister for Transport and Veterans of a £5 billion programme of future investment in rail, including the new Borders Railway, and details of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP); further recognises that EGIP will bring faster journeys, new trains, enhanced capacity, a new station at Edinburgh Gateway, improvements to Edinburgh Haymarket station and previously unplanned improvements to Glasgow Queen Street; further welcomes the commitment to future electrification of the network through EGIP and the High Level Output Specification, and believes that this announcement is fully consistent with the Scottish Government’s stated aim of investing in infrastructure to stimulate the economy and that, as a result, businesses, passengers and areas will benefit."
Vote
1 division- 19 Sep 2012Carried64 for, 55 against, 1 abstained
Other amendments
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Supporters
No MSP has added their name to this amendment.
In the Official Report
2 contributions mention S4M-04165.2-
19 Sep 2012Rail
I have mentioned that we will progress 100km of electrification every year for the next five years over and above that to which we have committed within EGIP. My officials are currently exploring the delivery of options including the elect…
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19 Sep 2012Decision Time
There are six questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-04165.2, in the name of Keith Brown, which seeks to amend motion S4M-04165, in the name of Elaine Murray, on rail, be agreed to. A…