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Motion For Debate · S5M-08497 · Session 5

The Promotion of Active Travel in Scotland

Lodged by Humza Yousaf SNP Lodged 30 Oct 2017 Debate 31 Oct 2017 1 supporter

The motion

That the Parliament recognises the importance of walking and cycling; welcomes the 100% increase in funding for active travel from £40 million to £80 million from 2018-19 and the appointment of an Active Nation Commissioner in early 2018, and notes the work across parties, communities and policy portfolios to make Scotland a healthier and more active nation.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

The SNP’s motion was rewritten by amendments from Labour (S5M-08497.4) and the Liberal Democrats (S5M-08497.1) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the motion as amended, not as lodged.

That the Parliament recognises the importance of walking and cycling; welcomes the 100% increase in funding for active travel from £40 million to £80 million from 2018-19 and the appointment of an Active Nation Commissioner in early 2018, and notes the work across parties, communities and policy portfolios to make Scotland a healthier and more active nation.S5M-08497.4 Labour ; further notes with concern research by Sustrans Scotland, which found that 1.1 million people in Scotland occupy datazones where there is a high risk of transport poverty, and calls on the Scottish Government to set out how the increased active travel funding will specifically be used to reduce transport poverty.S5M-08497.1 Liberal Democrat ; further notes that less than 2% of children cycle to school; considers that equipping people with the skills, knowledge and confidence to cycle from an early age is essential to encouraging them to continue cycling as they get older, and believes that every schoolchild should have the opportunity to benefit from cycle training.

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. S5M-08497.2 Conservative Jamie Greene Defeated vote, 55–58
  2. S5M-08497.4 Labour Neil Bibby Agreed without a vote, per the Official Report
  3. S5M-08497.3 Green John Finnie Defeated vote, 6–108
  4. S5M-08497.1 Liberal Democrat Mike Rumbles Agreed (worked out by this site: its words appear in the final text)

Signatures by party

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

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Vote

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.

Amendments

4
  1. S5M-08497.1
    The Promotion of Active Travel in Scotland
    Mike Rumbles LD Lodged 30 Oct 2017
    No recorded vote
  2. S5M-08497.2
    The Promotion of Active Travel in Scotland
    Jamie Greene Con Lodged 30 Oct 2017
    Defeated
    55 for, 58 against
  3. S5M-08497.3
    The Promotion of Active Travel in Scotland
    John Finnie Green Lodged 30 Oct 2017
    Defeated
    6 for, 108 against
  4. S5M-08497.4
    The Promotion of Active Travel in Scotland
    Neil Bibby Lab Lodged 30 Oct 2017
    No recorded vote

Supporters

1 MSP

SNP 1

Show all 1 supporter by party

SNP 1

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

In the Official Report

6 contributions mention S5M-08497
  1. 31 Oct 2017
    Promoting Active Travel
    Linda Fabiani SNP Meeting of the Parliament

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-08497, in the name of Humza Yousaf, on the promotion of active travel in Scotland. We are a bit pushed for time. I call on Humza Yousaf to speak to and move the motion. 14:59

  2. 31 Oct 2017
    Decision Time
    Ken Macintosh Meeting of the Parliament

    The first question is, that amendment S5M-08497.2, in the name of Jamie Greene, which seeks to amend motion S5M-08497, in the name of Humza Yousaf, on the promotion of active travel in Scotland, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.

  3. 31 Oct 2017
    Decision Time
    Ken Macintosh Meeting of the Parliament

    I do not think that Mr Arthur’s vote would have made a difference. If there is any doubt, I ask him to check afterwards that his vote was recorded. I do not think that it would have affected the outcome. I think that it should have been re…

  4. 31 Oct 2017
    Decision Time
    Ken Macintosh Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S5M-08497.3, in the name of John Finnie, which seeks to amend motion S5M-08497, on the promotion of active travel in Scotland, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.

  5. 31 Oct 2017
    Decision Time
    Ken Macintosh Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S5M-08497.1, in the name of Mike Rumbles, which seeks to amend motion S5M-08497, in the name of Humza Yousaf, on the promotion of active travel in Scotland, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Memb…

  6. 31 Oct 2017
    Decision Time
    Ken Macintosh Meeting of the Parliament

    The final question is, that motion S5M-08497, in the name of Humza Yousaf, on the promotion of active travel in Scotland, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: Yes. Motion, as amended, agreed to, That the Parliament recognises …