Amendment · S7M-01517.2 · Session 7
Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience
Amendment to S7M-01517 Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience
The amendment
As an amendment to motion S7W-01517 in the name of Neil Gray (Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience), insert at end “; recognises that digital sovereignty is an increasingly important aspect of cyber resilience, including the risks arising from excessive dependence on a small number of multinational technology companies and foreign-owned digital infrastructure; further recognises the importance of strong privacy, human rights and democratic safeguards; supports diversified, interoperable and secure digital infrastructure, open standards, responsible public procurement and investment in Scotland’s cyber security skills, research and public-interest technological capability; notes steps being taken at a European level to strengthen digital sovereignty; agrees that the UK Government should be more proactive in pursuing digital sovereignty, and believes that the Scottish Government should begin work to develop a Scottish digital sovereignty strategy, given that this will be necessary in the event of independence.”
Vote
1 division- 8 Oct 2026Carried65 for, 42 against
Other amendments
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No recorded vote
Supporters
1 MSPGreen 1
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
3 contributions mention S7M-01517.2-
8 Oct 2026Cyber Resilience
I thank Stephen Kerr for that intervention, entertaining as it was. I am 45 seconds into my speech—give me a chance. I am coming on to exactly those points.Cyber resilience is important because almost all the services that we need to live …
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8 Oct 2026Decision Time
The next question is, that amendment S7M-01517.2, in the name of Maggie Chapman, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01517, in the name of Neil Gray, on strengthening Scotland’s cyber resilience, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.
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8 Oct 2026Decision Time
The result of the division on amendment S7M-01517.2, in the name of Maggie Chapman, is: For 65, Against 42, Abstentions 0.Amendment agreed to.