Vote · 10 Nov 2026
The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting in Scotland
* The published record for this division lists only MSPs who voted. Non-voters are inferred from who held a seat that day; the Presiding Officer normally does not vote.
Motion text
As an amendment to motion S7M-01962 in the name of Màiri McAllan (The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting in Scotland), leave out from "opposes" to end and insert "believes that the BBC has not adapted to long-term changes in media habits; notes that Ofcom weekly reach figures indicate that 58% of the population watch at least one BBC channel and that fewer than 50% of people aged under 25 watch a…
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As an amendment to motion S7M-01962 in the name of Màiri McAllan (The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting in Scotland), leave out from "opposes" to end and insert "believes that the BBC has not adapted to long-term changes in media habits; notes that Ofcom weekly reach figures indicate that 58% of the population watch at least one BBC channel and that fewer than 50% of people aged under 25 watch any BBC channel over a full year; considers these figures to be evidence that the BBC’s current structure is out of date, and calls, therefore, on the UK Government to conduct a broader charter review of the BBC to ensure that it meets modern consumer demand, including consideration of options to abolish the TV license fee in the internet age."
How the parties split
Every party voted as a bloc| Party | Split | For | Against | Abst. | Absent | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 0 | 54 | 0 | 3 | ✗ Against united | |
| Lab | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ✗ Against united | |
| Reform | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ✓ For united | |
| Green | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ✗ Against united | |
| Con | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | ✗ Against united | |
| LD | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ✗ Against united | |
| Ind | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
130 MSPsFor (14)
Against (105)
- George Adam
- Karen Adam
- Clare Adamson
- Heather Anderson
- Tom Arthur
- David Barratt
- Colin Beattie
- Dawn Black
- Gary Bouse
- Alan Brown
- Keith Brown
- Siobhian Brown
- Kate Campbell
- Michelle Campbell
- Angela Constance
- Martyn Day
- Bob Doris
- Jackie Dunbar
- Jim Fairlie
- Stephen Flynn
- Stephen Gethins
- Zen Ghani
- Patricia Gibson
- Jenny Gilruth
- Hannah Mary Goodlad
- Neil Gray
- Katie Hagmann
- Clare Haughey
- Jamie Hepburn
- Alex Kerr
- Calum Kerr
- Simita Kumar
- David Linden
- Fulton MacGregor
- Ben Macpherson
- Màiri McAllan
- Ivan McKee
- Paul McLennan
- Stuart McMillan
- Marie McNair
- Lloyd Melville
- Colm Merrick
- Jack Middleton
- Jenni Minto
- Laura Mitchell
- Kirsten Oswald
- Emma Roddick
- Alyn Smith
- Pauline Stafford
- Collette Stevenson
- John Swinney
- Alison Thewliss
- Maree Todd
- David Torrance