There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-13602.1, in the name of Liz Smith, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13602, in the name of Shona Robison, on Scottish Government priorities—investing in Scotland’s public services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members::

No.

There will be a division.

There will be a short suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system.

Meeting suspended.

On resuming—

We move to the vote on amendment S6M-13602.1, in the name of Liz Smith. Members should cast their votes now.

The vote is closed.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am afraid that I could not get connected. I would have voted no.

Thank you, Mr Hepburn. We will ensure that your vote is recorded.

The result of the division on amendment S6M-13602.1, in the name of Liz Smith, is: For 24, Against 81, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S6M-13602.2, in the name of Mark Griffin, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13602, in the name of Shona Robison, on Scottish Government priorities—investing in Scotland’s public services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members::

No.

There will be a division.

The result of the division on amendment S6M-13602.2, in the name of Mark Griffin, is: For 45, Against 61, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The final question is, that motion S6M-13602, in the name of Shona Robison, on Scottish Government priorities—investing in Scotland’s public services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members::

No.

There will be a division.

The vote is closed.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect to the digital voting platform. I would have voted yes.

Thank you, Ms Haughey. We will ensure that that is recorded.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect. I would have voted no.

Thank you, Ms Gosal. We will ensure that your vote is recorded.

The result of the division on motion S6M-13602, in the name of Shona Robison, on Scottish Government priorities—investing in Scotland’s public services, is: For 61, Against 46, Abstentions 0.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament welcomes the Scottish Government’s continued investment in public services and shares its commitment to maintaining high-quality services that people in Scotland need; recognises the key role that the workforce plays in delivering public services and welcomes that public sector pay is higher in Scotland than other parts of the UK; acknowledges the importance of a socially just and progressive approach to public service design and delivery, underpinned by fair work and a progressive tax policy; agrees that the UK Spring Budget fell far short of what Scotland needs to deliver further investment in public services and infrastructure, and will result in a cut in the Scottish core block grant of around £0.4 billion in real terms in 2024-25 compared with 2022-23; is concerned that significant, real-terms spending cuts, assessed by the Institute for Fiscal Studies as being up to £20 billion by 2028 across the UK, will be needed as a result of the economic plans of either a Labour or Conservative UK administration; calls on the incoming UK administration to bring forward an emergency budget to restore the £1.3 billion cut in Scotland’s capital budget, and notes that, for as long as the Scottish Government remains on a fixed budget under the current devolution settlement, there are limits to what it can achieve in terms of investment in public services.

That concludes decision time.

Meeting closed at 17:10.