Motion ref. S5M-23445
Legal Advice
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
Date lodged: Monday, November 23, 2020
Supported by: Jackie Baillie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 25, 2020
That the Parliament recalls the vote on motion S5M-23218 on 4 November 2020, in which it called on the Scottish Government to publish the legal advice it received regarding the judicial review into the handling of harassment complaints against the former First Minister, Alex Salmond; notes that the legal advice sought has not yet been published, despite the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints requesting this by 13 November 2020, and calls on the Scottish Government to respect the will of the Parliament by providing the legal advice without any further delay.
Vote
Result 65 for, 55 against, 4 abstained, 5 no vote Vote Passed
Scottish Liberal Democrats 5 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
-Scottish National Party 0 for, 55 against, 4 abstained, 2 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
- Aileen Campbell
- Alex Neil
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Denham
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Bruce Crawford
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- David Torrance
- Emma Harper
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- Gail Ross
- George Adam
- Gil Paterson
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- Ivan McKee
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jeane Freeman
- Jenny Gilruth
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Kate Forbes
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Michael Matheson
- Michael Russell
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lochhead
- Richard Lyle
- Rona Mackay
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Ruth Maguire
- Sandra White
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
Abstained
No vote
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 30 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
- Adam Tomkins
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Alison Harris
- Annie Wells
- Bill Bowman
- Brian Whittle
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- John Scott
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Maurice Corry
- Maurice Golden
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Rachael Hamilton
- Ruth Davidson
- Tom Mason
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
-Scottish Labour 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Read more Read less
For
- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Claire Baker
- Claudia Beamish
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- David Stewart
- Elaine Smith
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Johann Lamont
- Lewis Macdonald
- Mark Griffin
- Mary Fee
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
Scottish Green Party 6 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
-No Party Affiliation 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Read more Read less
Independent 2 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Read more Read less
Defeated amendments
Legal Advice - Amendment
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Result 58 for, 65 against, 1 abstained, 5 no vote Vote Defeated