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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: Monday, 16 February 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-20813
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 17 February 2026

That the Parliament agrees that the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill be passed.


Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson

Vote

Result 66 for, 51 against, 7 abstained, 5 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

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

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Webber, Sue
  • Stewart, Alexander
  • Findlay, Russell
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie
  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Wells, Annie
  • Gosal, Pam
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • Smith, Liz
  • McCall, Roz
  • Carson, Finlay
  • Briggs, Miles
  • Mundell, Oliver
  • Whittle, Brian
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Gulhane, Sandesh
  • Eagle, Tim
  • White, Tess
  • Hoy, Craig
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Golden, Maurice
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Fraser, Murdo
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Mountain, Edward
  • Lumsden, Douglas
  • Hamilton, Rachael

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • Clark, Katy
  • Russell, Davy
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Griffin, Mark
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • Marra, Michael
  • Grant, Rhoda
  • Baker, Claire
  • Baillie, Jackie
  • Villalba, Mercedes
  • Bibby, Neil
  • Mochan, Carol
  • Leonard, Richard
  • Boyack, Sarah
  • Sarwar, Anas
  • Rowley, Alex
  • Lennon, Monica
  • Johnson, Daniel
  • Whitfield, Martin
  • Sweeney, Paul
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Green Party

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
  • Burgess, Ariane
  • Chapman, Maggie
  • Harvie, Patrick
  • Slater, Lorna
  • Greer, Ross
  • Mackay, Gillian
  • Ruskell, Mark
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • Mason, John
Against
  • Ewing, Fergus
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • Balfour, Jeremy
  • Regan, Ash
  • Choudhury, Foysol
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Smyth, Colin

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Rennie, Willie
  • Greene, Jamie
  • Wishart, Beatrice
  • Cole-Hamilton, Alex
  • McArthur, Liam
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Johnstone, Alison

Reform UK

For
0
Against
  • Simpson, Graham
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0