Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Vote · 10 Nov 2026

The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting in Scotland

Amendment Motion S7M-01962.1 Lodged by Katherine Sangster Lab
Defeated by 67
26 For 93 Against 0 Abstained 11 Did not vote*

* 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 audiences in Scotland should have access to high-quality programming that tells Scottish stories and reflects the richness and diversity of its culture and communities; recognises the BBC's important role in delivering thi…
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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 audiences in Scotland should have access to high-quality programming that tells Scottish stories and reflects the richness and diversity of its culture and communities; recognises the BBC's important role in delivering this content and supporting Scotland's creative industries, including independent Scottish production companies; believes that moving BBC Scotland content online and onto BBC Two provides an opportunity to protect this programming, including Gaelic content, while ensuring audiences can continue to access news on terrestrial television through Reporting Scotland; calls on the Scottish Government and all Members to engage fully in the BBC Charter Renewal process to champion Scottish broadcasting and to protect the future of public service broadcasting, and further calls on the Scottish Government to support Scotland’s screen sector by making the creative economy a national industrial priority and reforming the skills system and business support to reflect the needs and priorities of Scotland’s creative industries."

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 0 54 0 3 ✗ Against united
Lab 17 0 0 0 ✓ For united
Reform 0 14 0 2 ✗ Against united
Green 0 15 0 0 ✗ Against united
Con 0 9 0 4 ✗ Against united
LD 9 0 0 1 ✓ For 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 MSPs

For (26)

Against (93)

Ind 1

Did not vote (11)