Bringing Down NHS Waiting Lists

The amendment

As an amendment to motion S6M-12455 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Bringing Down NHS Waiting Lists), leave out from "is concerned" to end and insert "recognises the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on health service waiting times across the UK, and around the world; commends the dedicated NHS staff who work to provide the best care possible; believes that all long waits are regrettable and welcomes the progress in delivering a significant reduction for the longest waits; welcomes the opening of two National Treatment Centres within the last 12 months, with a further two centres opening in the coming months, which will provide capacity for an additional 20,000 procedures each year; notes that the Scottish Budget provides over £19.5 billion for health and social care, ensuring a real-terms uplift for the NHS in the face of UK Government austerity; acknowledges that, without the distinct and progressive approach to income tax in the Budget, the NHS and other public services would have £1.5 billion less funding; understands that the UK Government’s decision to cut the Scottish Government’s capital budget by £1.3 billion in real terms by 2027-28 has a direct impact on health infrastructure projects; believes that the £20 billion that the UK Government will lose as a result of its decision to cut national insurance should instead have been invested in NHS services and in infrastructure investment, and understands that the share of Barnett consequential funding that Scotland has lost as a result is around £1.6 billion, and believes that, in order to recover from the combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and UK Government economic mismanagement, reform and innovation across the health service is required."

1. 13 Mar 2024
   Bringing Down NHS Waiting Lists

   S6M-12455.2
   Carried

   63 for, 51 against

1. S6M-12455.1
   Bringing Down NHS Waiting Lists

   Sandesh Gulhane Con Lodged 12 Mar 2024
   No recorded vote

SNP 1

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

1. 13 Mar 2024
   National Health Service Waiting Lists

   Neil Gray SNP Meeting of the Parliament

   If he checks the Treasury country and regional analysis, he will find that, had front-line health spending in Scotland matched per head spending levels in England, it would have seen our NHS get cumulatively around £15 billion less investm…
2. 13 Mar 2024
   Decision Time

   Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

   There are nine questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Neil Gray is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Sandesh Gulhane will fall. The first question is, that amendmen…
3. 13 Mar 2024
   Decision Time

   Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

   I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Neil Gray is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Sandesh Gulhane will fall. We come to the vote on amendment S6M-12455.2, in the name of Neil Gray. Members should cast their votes …
4. 13 Mar 2024
   Decision Time

   Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

   The result of the division on amendment S6M-12455.2, in the name of Neil Gray, is: For 63, Against 51, Abstentions 0. Amendment agreed to.