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Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
Motion type: Motion For Debate
Motion reference: S6M-19866
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 25 November 2025

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill.

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson

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Result 66 for, 29 against, 21 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed

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Scottish National Party

57 for
1 against
0 abstained
2 did not vote
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McMillan, Stuart
Todd, Maree
Minto, Jenni
McKee, Ivan
Robertson, Angus
Grahame, Christine
McNair, Marie
Ewing, Annabelle
Stevenson, Collette
McAllan, Màiri
Mackay, Rona
Lochhead, Richard
Doris, Bob
Whitham, Elena
Swinney, John
Stewart, Kevin
Tweed, Evelyn
Allan, Dr Alasdair
FitzPatrick, Joe
Gougeon, Mairi
Hepburn, Jamie
McLennan, Paul
Yousaf, Humza
Adamson, Clare
Torrance, David
Sturgeon, Nicola
Stewart, Kaukab
Kidd, Bill
Callaghan, Stephanie
Brown, Siobhian
Dornan, James
Somerville, Shirley-Anne
Gray, Neil
Robison, Shona
Martin, Gillian
Matheson, Michael
MacDonald, Gordon
Coffey, Willie
Don-Innes, Natalie
Maguire, Ruth
Fairlie, Jim
Gilruth, Jenny
Gibson, Kenneth
MacGregor, Fulton
Thomson, Michelle
Nicoll, Audrey
Constance, Angela
Beattie, Colin
Harper, Emma
Arthur, Tom
Hyslop, Fiona
Dey, Graeme
Dunbar, Jackie
Brown, Keith
Adam, Karen
Adam, George
Macpherson, Ben

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Haughey, Clare

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Forbes, Kate
Roddick, Emma

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

0 for
25 against
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Kerr, Liam
Wells, Annie
Webber, Sue
Briggs, Miles
Hoy, Craig
Fraser, Murdo
Findlay, Russell
Golden, Maurice
Hamilton, Rachael
Dowey, Sharon
Carlaw, Jackson
Kerr, Stephen
Gosal, Pam
Ross, Douglas
Gallacher, Meghan
Stewart, Alexander
Eagle, Tim
Burnett, Alexander
Whittle, Brian
Smith, Liz
Halcro Johnston, Jamie
Carson, Finlay
Gulhane, Sandesh
Mountain, Edward
McCall, Roz

Abstained

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Mundell, Oliver
Lumsden, Douglas
White, Tess

Scottish Labour

0 for
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Russell, Davy
Bibby, Neil
Duncan-Glancy, Pam
Boyack, Sarah
Grant, Rhoda
Marra, Michael
Griffin, Mark
Whitfield, Martin
Leonard, Richard
O'Kane, Paul
Lennon, Monica
Villalba, Mercedes
Clark, Katy
Johnson, Daniel
McNeill, Pauline
Baillie, Jackie
Mochan, Carol
Sweeney, Paul
Baker, Claire

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Rowley, Alex
Sarwar, Anas

Scottish Green Party

6 for
0 against
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Burgess, Ariane
Slater, Lorna
Mackay, Gillian
Harvie, Patrick
Chapman, Maggie
Greer, Ross

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Ruskell, Mark

Independent

0 for
2 against
2 abstained
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Ewing, Fergus
Balfour, Jeremy

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Choudhury, Foysol
Mason, John

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Regan, Ash
Smyth, Colin

Scottish Liberal Democrats

3 for
0 against
0 abstained
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Wishart, Beatrice
Cole-Hamilton, Alex
McArthur, Liam

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Abstained

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Greene, Jamie
Rennie, Willie

No Party Affiliation

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Johnstone, Alison

Reform UK

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