Parliament Workbench
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Standard Motion · S5M-09756 · Session 5

Catalonia Votes to Hold an Independence Referendum

Lodged by Kenneth Gibson SNP Lodged 22 Dec 2017 24 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the pro-independence referendum parties in Catalonia on winning 78 of the 135 seats in the Catalan parliamentary elections on 21 December 2017; considers that both Spain and the EU should respect this result and calls on Spain to enter into negotiations with the new Catalan government once it is formed, agreeing that Catalonia has a mandate to hold a binding independence referendum, and believes that it should show good faith by releasing all pro-independence political prisoners and declaring that all arrest warrants for pro-independence politicians are rescinded.

Signatures by party

24 MSPs besides the lodger · 0 from other parties
SNP 24

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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.

Supporters

24 MSPs

SNP 24

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SNP 24

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In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-09756 by reference.