[S1M-2635] Decision Time — 24 Jan 2002 at 17:00
This looks like the vote on S1M-2635
The description in the bulletin on 2002-01-23 is:
*S1M-2635 Robin Harper: Environmentally Sustainable Employment and Recycling-That the Parliament recognises the significant potential to create sustainable employment that will benefit both the economy and local and global environments; further recognises the potential of such employment to reduce the impact of climate change and toxic pollution of air, land, rivers and seas, protect and enhance biodiversity, reduce social exclusion and make better use of natural resources; in particular recognises the potential for new jobs in the sectors of renewable energy, energy efficiency, public transport, organic food and farming, nature conservation, eco-tourism, education and outdoor pursuits and materials re-use and recycling, and calls on the Scottish Executive to stimulate environmentally sustainable employment as a matter of priority, including by (a) ensuring that at least 30% of electricity comes from renewable energy sources by 2010 with further increases to 2050, (b) achieving between a 40% and 60% increase in energy efficiency across domestic and industrial sectors, including the introduction of enhanced building standards regulations for insulation, heat recovery and passive heating and ventilation, (c) developing a strategic plan for organic agriculture that would support conversion of up to 20% of land to organic production within 10 years, (d) setting targets for traffic reduction to further encourage a modal shift from private to public transport and to redress the present imbalance between road and rail funding, (e) setting a mandatory national target for recycling of 30% of household waste by 2010 and further independent targets for recycling of fridges, re-use of white goods and recycling or safe disposal of batteries and other hazardous household waste and (f) producing, in order to achieve the mandatory national target for recycling, a National Re-use and Recycling Action Plan to include (i) additional support for community recycling, (ii) clarification of objectives for the waste industry including a presumption against incineration and waste-to-energy plants in new guidelines, (iii) a commitment to set an example in all areas of sourcing, consumption, re-use and recycling, (iv) new guidance to developers of composting operations including on methane reduction and recovery, (v) finance for and establishment of Environment and Waste Resource Advice units in all large business parks and (vi) steps to ensure that community recycling operators play a full part in all planning and development of area waste strategies.
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Text Introducing Division:
The next question is, that motion S1M-2635, in the name of Robin Harper, on environmentally sustainable employment and recycling, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
No.
There will be a division.
Party Summary
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
| Party | Majority (Aye) | Minority (No) | Abstentions | Turnout |
| Con | 0 | 18 | 0 | 94.7% |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 48 | 0 | 0 | 87.3% |
| LDem | 12 | 0 | 1 | 81.3% |
| SNP | 0 | 28 | 0 | 84.8% |
| SSP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Total: | 60 | 51 | 1 | 87.5% |
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