[S1M-2377.1 (Amendment)] Decision Time — 31 Oct 2001 at 17:00

Kenny MacAskill MP, Lothians voted with the majority (No).

This looks like the vote on S1M-2377.1

The description in the bulletin on 2001-10-31 is:

*S1M-2377.1 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Asylum Seekers and Refugee Integration—As an amendment to motion (S1M-2377) in the name of Jackie Baillie, leave out from first "welcomes" to end and insert "reaffirms the historic commitment of both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole to provide a safe haven for those who have been persecuted or are under threat of persecution by oppressive regimes overseas; notes, however, with concern that our ability to provide refuge for the genuinely oppressed is severely hampered by the problems associated with our asylum system, and welcomes the movement of Her Majesty’s Government towards the policy of the Conservative Party, which will speed up the process of establishing which claims are well-founded and subsequently enable every possible step to be taken to welcome and integrate asylum seekers and refugees to Scotland and grant them the same rights of citizenship as enjoyed by the rest of the community."

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Text Introducing Division:

The second question is, that amendment S1M-2377.1, in the name of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, which seeks to amend motion S1M-2377, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on asylum seekers and refugee integration, 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
Con0 18094.7%
Green0 01100.0%
Independent3 00100.0%
Lab49 0089.1%
LDem13 0081.3%
SNP27 0081.8%
SSP1 00100.0%
Total:93 18187.5%

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