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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

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

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Scottish National Party

60 for
0 against
0 abstained
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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

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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

0 for
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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

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Mountain, Edward
Lumsden, Douglas
Hamilton, Rachael

Scottish Labour

0 for
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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

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Scottish Green Party

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Burgess, Ariane
Chapman, Maggie
Harvie, Patrick
Slater, Lorna
Greer, Ross
Mackay, Gillian
Ruskell, Mark

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Independent

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Mason, John

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Ewing, Fergus
Duncan-Glancy, Pam
Balfour, Jeremy
Regan, Ash
Choudhury, Foysol

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Smyth, Colin

Scottish Liberal Democrats

5 for
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Rennie, Willie
Greene, Jamie
Wishart, Beatrice
Cole-Hamilton, Alex
McArthur, Liam

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No Party Affiliation

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Johnstone, Alison

Reform UK

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