Welcome To Scotland?

The motion

That the Parliament shares the Scottish Refugee Council’s concerns at the recent poll conducted by BBC Scotland on Scottish attitudes to immigration; understands that the poll, called Welcome to Scotland? asked people about immigration in the UK and not only about Scotland; further understands that wide questions on the UK may have shifted answers away from the reflection of people’s life experiences, that the poll provides no definition of the word immigration and makes no difference between foreign students, international academics, professionals from the EU member states, refugees seeking protection or victims of trafficking; considers that asking people their opinion about the contribution of these different groups of immigrants could have yielded a more nuanced and accurate insight; shares the Scottish Refugee Council’s concerns at the relevance of such a poll in the context of the general election; wonders if this poll reflects the real views of the people of Scotland on immigration, and reminds all that it remains what it considers a dramatic issue that affects many people’s lives.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 18 Ind 2

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

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-12640 by reference.