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Motion For Debate · S4M-12325 · Session 4

Protecting Scotland's Communities

Carried Lodged by Jenny Marra Lab Lodged 16 Feb 2015 Debate 18 Feb 2015 1 supporter

The motion

That the Parliament notes that there are serious problems across the country in Scotland's health service; regrets that there is a veil of secrecy over important statistics on the operation of NHS Scotland, and calls for a culture of transparency and openness with regular publication of statistics and reports so that the Parliament and the people of Scotland can be fully informed about the state of the health service.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

Labour’s motion was rewritten by an SNP amendment (S4M-12325.3) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the SNP’s wording.

That the Parliament
66 words removed by S4M-12325.3notes that there are serious problems across the country in Scotland's health service; regrets that there is a veil of secrecy over important statistics on the operation of NHS Scotland, and calls for a culture of transparency and openness with regular publication of statistics and reports so that the Parliament and the people of Scotland can be fully informed about the state of the health service.
S4M-12325.3 SNP thanks the staff of the NHS for their hard work during the challenging winter period; notes that in recent years there has been a progressive increase in the statistics available on the performance of NHS Scotland; welcomes that, from 3 March 2015, weekly A&E performance statistics will be published on the website, NHS Performs, and that NHS Scotland’s Information Services Division will also be identifying how it can further enhance the accessibility of NHS performance statistics in consultation with the users of statistics and the wider public, and strongly condemns the recent misrepresentation of information on NHS performance, which devalues the work of Scotland’s health service.

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-12325.3 SNP Shona Robison Agreed vote, 66–35
  2. S4M-12325.2 Conservative Jackson Carlaw Fell per the Official Report
  3. S4M-12325.1 Liberal Democrat Jim Hume Defeated vote, 35–66

Signatures by party

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

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Vote

1 division
  1. 18 Feb 2015
    Protecting Scotland's Communities
    S4M-12325as amended by SNP
    Carried
    80 for, 35 against

Amendments

3
  1. S4M-12325.1
    Protecting Scotland's Communities
    Jim Hume LD Lodged 17 Feb 2015
    Defeated
    35 for, 66 against
  2. S4M-12325.2
    Protecting Scotland's Communities
    Jackson Carlaw Con Lodged 17 Feb 2015
    No recorded vote
  3. S4M-12325.3
    Protecting Scotland's Communities
    Shona Robison SNP Lodged 17 Feb 2015
    Carried
    66 for, 35 against

Supporters

1 MSP

Lab 1

Show all 1 supporter by party

Lab 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

4 contributions mention S4M-12325
  1. 18 Feb 2015
    National Health Service
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-12325, in the name of Jenny Marra, on protecting Scotland’s communities. 14:41

  2. 18 Feb 2015
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    There are eight questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, in relation to the debate on protecting Scotland’s communities, if the amendment in the name of Shona Robison is agreed to, the amendment in the na…

  3. 18 Feb 2015
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    The amendment in the name of Jackson Carlaw falls. The next question is, that amendment S4M-12325.1, in the name of Jim Hume, which seeks to amend motion S4M-12325, in the name of Jenny Marra, on protecting Scotland’s communities, be agree…

  4. 18 Feb 2015
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that motion S4M-12325, in the name of Jenny Marra, on protecting Scotland’s communities, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.