Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Vote · 29 Nov 2017

General Practice

Amendment Motion S5M-09218.2 Lodged by Colin Smyth Lab
Defeated by 60
29 For 89 Against 0 Abstained 11 Did not vote
As an amendment to motion S5M-09218 in the name of Miles Briggs (General Practice), insert at end "; further believes that long-term workforce planning failures, including years of pay restraint, have contributed to rising rates of vacant posts across the health service, often placing general practice under further strain, and calls on the Scottish Government to deliver a real-terms pay rise to NH…
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As an amendment to motion S5M-09218 in the name of Miles Briggs (General Practice), insert at end "; further believes that long-term workforce planning failures, including years of pay restraint, have contributed to rising rates of vacant posts across the health service, often placing general practice under further strain, and calls on the Scottish Government to deliver a real-terms pay rise to NHS staff as part of future support for Scotland’s health workforce."

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 0 58 0 4 ✗ Against united
Con 0 31 0 0 ✗ Against united
Lab 18 0 0 4 ✓ For united
Green 6 0 0 0 ✓ For united
LD 5 0 0 0 ✓ For united
Ind 0 0 0 2 n/a
NPA 0 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

129 MSPs

For (29)
Lab 18
Green 6
LD 5

Against (89)
SNP 58
Con 31

Did not vote (11)
SNP 4
Lab 4
Ind 2
NPA 1