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Motion For Debate · S6M-00369 · Session 6

Women’s Health

Lodged by Maree Todd SNP Lodged 14 Jun 2021 Debate 15 Jun 2021 2 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes that the Scottish Government will publish a Women’s Health Plan within the first 100 days of the current parliamentary session; notes that the plan will seek to improve support and services for the health and wellbeing needs of women and girls at every stage of their lives; believes that it is vital that health and care services for menopause, endometriosis and heart healthcare need to substantially improve; recognises that the causes of many healthcare issues facing women and girls are rooted in health and income inequalities, and that actions to address these are needed alongside the enhancement of services, and believes that, if a broad consensus on women’s health can be realised, Scotland has the opportunity to become a global leader in this field.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

The SNP’s motion was changed by a Labour amendment (S6M-00369.4) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the SNP’s motion with Labour’s changes.

That the Parliament welcomes that the Scottish Government will publish a Women’s Health Plan within the first 100 days of the current parliamentary session; notes that the plan will seek to improve support and services for the health and wellbeing needs of women and girls at every stage of their lives; believes that it is vital that health and care services for menopause, endometriosis and heart healthcare need to substantially improve; recognises that the causes of many healthcare issues facing women and girls are rooted in health and income inequalities, and that actions to address these are needed alongside the enhancement of services, and believes that, if a broad consensus on women’s health can be realised, Scotland has the opportunity to become a global leader in this field.S6M-00369.4 Labour ; acknowledges that, historically, the health concerns of women have been too easily ignored or dismissed; deeply regrets the life-changing damage to women as the result of transvaginal mesh surgery; commends the Scottish Mesh Survivors group, which has determinedly fought to raise awareness of the dangers of mesh and prevent further women being injured by its use, and supports the asks of its Charter for Mesh Care, which is calling for funding to be immediately made available to cover the costs of mesh removal for women having to undergo private surgery.

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. S6M-00369.1 Conservative Annie Wells Defeated vote, 33–90
  2. S6M-00369.2 Liberal Democrat Beatrice Wishart Not put to a vote (worked out by this site: never called at Decision Time: not selected or not moved)
  3. S6M-00369.3 Green Gillian Mackay Not put to a vote (worked out by this site: never called at Decision Time: not selected or not moved)
  4. S6M-00369.4 Labour Carol Mochan Agreed without a vote, per the Official Report

Signatures by party

2 MSPs besides the lodger · 0 from other parties
SNP 2

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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. S6M-00369.1
    Women’s Health
    Annie Wells Con Lodged 14 Jun 2021
    Defeated
    33 for, 90 against
  2. S6M-00369.2
    Women’s Health
    Beatrice Wishart LD Lodged 14 Jun 2021
    No recorded vote
  3. S6M-00369.3
    Women’s Health
    Gillian Mackay Green Lodged 14 Jun 2021
    No recorded vote
  4. S6M-00369.4
    Women’s Health
    Carol Mochan Lab Lodged 14 Jun 2021
    No recorded vote

Supporters

2 MSPs

SNP 2

Show all 2 supporters by party

SNP 2

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In the Official Report

4 contributions mention S6M-00369
  1. 15 Jun 2021
    Women’s Health
    Liam McArthur LD Meeting of the Parliament

    I am grateful for the point of order. Let us see how we get on. We can make an assessment about that later, during the debate. The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-00369, in the name of Maree Todd, on women’s health. I invit…

  2. 15 Jun 2021
    Decision Time
    Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

    There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first is that amendment S6M-00369.1, in the name of Annie Wells, which seeks to amend motion S6M-00369, in the name of Maree Todd, on women’s health, be agreed to. Are…

  3. 15 Jun 2021
    Decision Time
    Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S6M-00369.4, in the name of Carol Mochan, which seeks to amend motion S6M-00369, in the name of Maree Todd, be agreed to. Amendment agreed to.

  4. 15 Jun 2021
    Decision Time
    Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that motion S6M-00369, in the name of Maree Todd, on women’s health, as amended, be agreed to. Motion, as amended, agreed to, That the Parliament welcomes that the Scottish Government will publish a Women’s Health Pla…