Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Vote · 29 Nov 2012

Remploy

Motion For Debate Motion S4M-05019 Lodged by Fergus Ewing SNP
Carried by 79
93 For 14 Against 0 Abstained 21 Did not vote

Motion text

That the Parliament calls for an immediate halt to any further actions by Remploy and the Department for Work and Pensions to sell or close the remaining Remploy businesses until a full and independent review of the stage 1 commercial process has been completed; agrees that the Scottish Government should be consulted fully on any further actions in Scotland by Remploy and that much greater collabo…
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That the Parliament calls for an immediate halt to any further actions by Remploy and the Department for Work and Pensions to sell or close the remaining Remploy businesses until a full and independent review of the stage 1 commercial process has been completed; agrees that the Scottish Government should be consulted fully on any further actions in Scotland by Remploy and that much greater collaboration with the Scottish Government must take place to ensure the continuation of jobs for disabled Remploy workers across all parts of the business; believes that redundancy support for Remploy staff in the three sites that have now closed was made available at too late a stage in the closure process, and agrees that there should be much earlier access to Partnership Action for Continuing Employment advice and support for those in sites under threat.

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 55 0 0 10 ✓ For united
Lab 33 0 0 4 ✓ For united
Con 0 11 0 4 ✗ Against united
LD 0 3 0 2 ✗ Against united
Green 2 0 0 0 ✓ For united
Ind 3 0 0 1 n/a

Party is the MSP's party on the day of the vote. Majority is how most of the party's voting MSPs voted.

Every MSP

128 MSPs

For (93)

Against (14)

Did not vote (21)