[S3M-1848] Decision Time — 8 May 2008 at 17:00

Jackson Carlaw MP, West of Scotland voted with the majority (Aye).

This looks like the vote on S3M-1848

The description in the bulletin on 2008-05-07 is:

*S3M-1848 Johann Lamont: Meeting Scotland’s Housing Needs—That the Parliament recognises the broad range of issues that must be tackled in meeting the diverse housing needs of people across Scotland; confirms that the Scottish Government must act to address these issues, including continued work to prevent and reduce homelessness, the further development of housing to meet particular and specialist need, dealing with the blockages to the supply of housing, providing affordable housing to buy and within the socially rented sector, ensuring higher quality and better managed housing for rent in the private sector, seeking solutions to the problems facing local authorities where tenants voted against stock transfer and recognising the distinctive challenges in rural areas, regeneration areas and areas of high demand; notes that the consultation responses to the Firm Foundations document exposed significant flaws in the Scottish Government’s approach; urges the Scottish Government to address these flaws and bring forward a coherent strategy for all of Scotland’s housing needs and, in particular, agrees that the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing should ensure that the Mazars report into second stage transfer issues in Glasgow Housing Association is subject to open, transparent and independent scrutiny. Supported by: Margaret Curran*

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Text Introducing Division:

The fourth question is, that motion S3M-1848, in the name of Johann Lamont, on meeting Scotland's housing needs, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

No.

There will be a division.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)AbstentionsTurnout
Con15 0093.8%
Green0 20100.0%
Independent0 01100.0%
Lab44 0095.7%
LDem15 0093.8%
SNP0 46097.9%
Total:74 48196.1%

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
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