Article 50

The amendment

As an amendment to motion S5M-03858 in the name of Michael Russell (Article 50), leave out from "agrees" to end and insert “recognises that a majority in Scotland voted for the UK to remain in the EU, and that a majority also voted for Scotland to remain in the UK; agrees that the UK single market is more important to the Scottish economy than the European single market and therefore that there should be no move to put in place any barriers that would damage Scottish trade with the rest of the UK; believes that many people voted against leaving the EU for the same reasons that they voted to remain in the UK, in order to secure jobs, opportunities and social and civil rights; believes that the majority of the people of Scotland want to remain inside the UK, with as close a relationship with Europe as possible; agrees there should not be a second Scottish independence referendum; respects the outcome of the EU referendum and accepts that, as a result, the UK will leave the EU; agrees that the UK Government's European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill should not proceed until it has set out detail on the full range of unanswered questions covering many policy areas where its proposals would have a detrimental effect on the jobs and opportunities of people across Scotland; further believes that the UK Government must consult the Scottish Government and other devolved administrations on the process of exiting the EU, and calls on the Scottish Government to work with other devolved administrations on the range of relevant issues, including to protect workers' rights, to ensure that the UK does not become a bargain-basement tax haven, to guarantee legal rights for EU citizens living in the UK and to seek to retain all existing EU tax avoidance and evasion measures post-Brexit.”

1. 7 Feb 2017
   Article 50

   S5M-03858.1
   Defeated

   20 for, 102 against, 2 abstained

1. S5M-03858.2
   Article 50

   Ross Greer Green Lodged 6 Feb 2017
   Carried

   72 for, 33 against
2. S5M-03858.3
   Article 50

   John Lamont Con Lodged 6 Feb 2017
   Defeated

   31 for, 92 against
3. S5M-03858.4
   Article 50

   Willie Rennie LD Lodged 6 Feb 2017
   Defeated

   5 for, 119 against

Lab 1

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

1. 7 Feb 2017
   Withdrawal from the European Union (Article 50)

   Lewis Macdonald Lab Meeting of the Parliament

   I recognise what Mr Russell says, but the truth is that Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP Government are keeping the threat of an independence referendum on the table. They might argue that that gives leverage with Theresa May, but the truth is …
2. 7 Feb 2017
   Decision Time

   Ken Macintosh Meeting of the Parliament

   The next question is, that amendment S5M-03858.1, in the name of Lewis Macdonald, which seeks to amend motion S5M-03858, in the name of Michael Russell, on article 50, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.