[S1M-1238.1 (Amendment)] Decision Time — 5 Oct 2000 at 17:01

This looks like the vote on S1M-1238.1

The description in the bulletin on 2000-10-05 is:

*S1M-1238.1 George Lyon: Fuel Duty-As an amendment to motion (S1M-1238) in the name of Mr Kenny MacAskill, leave out from "acknowledges" to end and insert "notes that fuel is a reserved matter to the UK Parliament; recognises that rising fuel prices and haulage costs create particular financial and social difficulties for individuals and businesses, especially for remote, rural and island areas of Scotland, and further recognises that the Liberal Democrats have opposed all fuel duty increases since the introduction of the fuel escalator under the last Conservative government and support (a) a cap on fuel taxes in real terms for five years, (b) investment of additional resources acquired through increased VAT in public transport, (c) the encouragement of fuel-efficient cars by abolishing Vehicle Excise Duty for the most fuel-efficient vehicles and (d) targeted assistance for Scotland's remote, rural and island communities to alleviate the additional fuel price that these areas incur."

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Text Introducing Division:

The second question is, that amendment S1M-1238.1, in the name of George Lyon, which seeks to amend motion S1M-1238, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, 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 (No)Minority (Aye)AbstentionsTurnout
Con18 0094.7%
Green0 01100.0%
Independent3 00100.0%
Lab53 0096.4%
LDem0 15093.8%
SNP30 0090.9%
SSP1 00100.0%
Total:105 15194.5%

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