Vote · 11 May 2022

Ferry Problems

Amendment Motion S6M-04319.1 Lodged by Neil Bibby Lab

Defeated by 13

53 For 66 Against 0 Abstained 10 Did not vote

What this amendment would do

This vote was on a Labour amendment (S6M-04319.1) to the Conservatives’ motion (S6M-04319). It was defeated, so it did not change the motion. The final vote on the motion was carried 64–56.

If agreed, the motion would read:

That the Parliament believes that ferry services provide an essential lifeline to island and remote rural communities and their economies; acknowledges that the delays and cost overruns to vessels 801 and 802 are regrettable; notes the findings of the Audit Scotland report, that all of its recommendations have been accepted, and that improvements, including changes to procurement practices, have already been made; recognises the progress that is being made at Ferguson Marine under the recently appointed chief executive, including the milestone reached at the end of April 2022 with the fitting of Hull 802’s bow unit, with both dual fuel vessels being scheduled for delivery in 2023; further recognises the role that Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd is playing in that progress, not least through the involvement of an experienced secondee in Ferguson Marine’s senior management team, and welcomes that the Scottish Government saved Ferguson Marine, the last commercial shipyard on the Clyde, from closure, rescuing more than 300 jobs, with over 400 people currently employed at the yard, and ensuring that two new ferry vessels will be delivered to maintain and enhance connectivity to Scotland’s islands.S6M-04319.1 Labour , and further calls on the Scottish Government to waive any non-disclosure requirements preventing public and parliamentary scrutiny of the procurement of vessels 801 and 802.

Worked out by this site by applying the amendment to the motion as it stood after the amendments agreed before it. It is not an official text.

The amendment as lodged

insert at end “, and further calls on the Scottish Government to waive any non-disclosure requirements preventing public and parliamentary scrutiny of the procurement of vessels 801 and 802.”

All amendments to S6M-04319

S6M-04319.2 SNP Jenny Gilruth Agreed vote, 65–54
S6M-04319.1 Labour Neil Bibby Defeated vote, 53–66

How the parties split

1 MSP voted against their party

Party	For	Against	Absent	Majority
SNP	0	58	6	✗ Against united
Con	28	1	2	✓ For split
Lab	21	0	1	✓ For united
Green	0	7	0	✗ Against united
LD	4	0	0	✓ For united
NPA	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 (53)

Con 28

Lab 21

LD 4

Against (66)

SNP 58

Con 1

Sandesh Gulhane

Green 7

Did not vote (10)

SNP 6

Con 2

Lab 1

Anas Sarwar

NPA 1

Alison Johnstone

Against their party

1 MSP

Con majority for

Sandesh Gulhane ✗ Against

Context

Amends the main motion, S6M-04319 (carried)
The motion, its supporters and amendments
Watch on Scottish Parliament TV (that day's meetings)
All votes on 11 May 2022 (5)

Other votes that day (4)

Ferry Problems S6M-04319 as amended by SNP
Carried 64–56
Ferry Problems S6M-04319.2
Carried 65–54
Tackling Violent Crime S6M-04320 as amended by SNP
Carried 69–29
Tackling Violent Crime S6M-04320.2
Carried 69–29

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.

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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).