Vote · 22 Mar 2012

Children

Amendment Motion S4M-02430.1 Lodged by Aileen Campbell SNP

Carried by 37

74 For 37 Against 0 Abstained 17 Did not vote

What this amendment would do

This vote was on an SNP amendment (S4M-02430.1) to Labour’s motion (S4M-02430). It was agreed, so the motion’s final vote was on the wording as amended, with words from the original removed. The final vote, on the motion as amended, was carried 74–37.

If agreed, the motion would read:

That the Parliament believes that an extension to available nursery hours for pre-5 children is an important contribution to their educational development; notes the commitment made by the First Minister to extend available hours; further notes that the Scottish Government previously extended hours in 2007 through the use of a statutory instrument, the Provision of School Education for Children under School Age (Prescribed Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007, SSI 2007/396; recognises that

50 words removed by S4M-02430.1

there is no need to use primary legislation to increase the number of hours of pre-school education available to pre-5 children, and considers that the Scottish Government should give early effect to the commitment made by the First Minister by introducing a statutory instrument before the end of June 2012.

S4M-02430.1 SNP , to provide a statutory right to more flexible early learning, primary legislation is required; welcomes the Scottish Government’s intention to provide this through the Children’s Services Bill to be introduced next year, and further recognises the importance of developing early learning and childcare by working in partnership with local authorities, nursery and childcare providers to ensure that both the developmental needs of Scotland’s children and the varied needs of parents are met.

Worked out by this site by applying the amendment to the motion as lodged. It is not an official text.

The amendment as lodged

leave out from “there is no need” to end and insert “, to provide a statutory right to more flexible early learning, primary legislation is required; welcomes the Scottish Government’s intention to provide this through the Children’s Services Bill to be introduced next year, and further recognises the importance of developing early learning and childcare by working in partnership with local authorities, nursery and childcare providers to ensure that both the developmental needs of Scotland’s children and the varied needs of parents are met."

All amendments to S4M-02430

S4M-02430.1 SNP Aileen Campbell Agreed vote, 74–37

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc

Party	For	Against	Absent	Majority
SNP	61	0	6	✓ For united
Lab	0	35	2	✗ Against united
Con	11	0	4	✓ For united
LD	0	2	3	✗ Against united
Green	2	0	0	✓ For united
Ind	0	0	2	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 (74)

SNP 61

Con 11

Green 2

Against (37)

Lab 35

LD 2

Did not vote (17)

SNP 6

Lab 2

Con 4

LD 3

Ind 2

Against their party

Nobody. Every MSP who voted sided with their party's majority.

Context

Amends the main motion, S4M-02430 (carried)
The motion, its supporters and amendments
Watch on Scottish Parliament TV (that day's meetings)
All votes on 22 Mar 2012 (7)

Other votes that day (6)

Ferries S4M-02421 as amended by SNP
Carried 74–35
Ferries S4M-02421.1
Carried 61–37
Children S4M-02430 as amended by SNP
Carried 74–37
The UK Government Response on the Future of Remploy S4M-02431
Carried 98–13
The UK Government Response on the Future of Remploy S4M-02431.1
Defeated 13–98
The UK Government Response on the Future of Remploy S4M-02431.2
Defeated 39–61

How this is worked out

Vote type, bill stage, free votes and key votes are worked out by this site from titles, dates and how each party split. They are not the Parliament’s own classification.

Kind and stage come from the motion title and reference (".1" references are amendments) and, for bills, the bill’s stage dates.
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Key vote means a bill’s Stage 1 or final vote, a budget vote, a likely free vote, or a result decided by three votes or fewer.
Against party line counts MSPs whose vote differed from the majority of their own party (independents excluded).