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Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill

  • Submitted by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 February 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-20815
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Motions as amended

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill, but, in so doing, highlights the time pressure in the current parliamentary session and the views in the stage 1 report, including that Freedom of Information reform should be addressed in the next parliamentary session.


Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba


Vote

Result 63 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For

0

Against

  • McMillan, Stuart
  • Gray, Neil
  • Kidd, Bill
  • Thomson, Michelle
  • Arthur, Tom
  • Dunbar, Jackie
  • MacGregor, Fulton
  • Adam, Karen
  • McNair, Marie
  • Gougeon, Mairi
  • Tweed, Evelyn
  • Forbes, Kate
  • Macpherson, Ben
  • Robertson, Angus
  • Dey, Graeme
  • Swinney, John
  • Robison, Shona
  • McKee, Ivan
  • Stewart, Kevin
  • Coffey, Willie
  • Matheson, Michael
  • McLennan, Paul
  • Beattie, Colin
  • Adam, George
  • FitzPatrick, Joe
  • Harper, Emma
  • Haughey, Clare
  • Whitham, Elena
  • Callaghan, Stephanie
  • Hyslop, Fiona
  • Roddick, Emma
  • Allan, Dr Alasdair
  • Mackay, Rona
  • Torrance, David
  • Don-Innes, Natalie
  • Brown, Siobhian
  • Hepburn, Jamie
  • Yousaf, Humza
  • MacDonald, Gordon
  • Stewart, Kaukab
  • Lochhead, Richard
  • Nicoll, Audrey
  • Dornan, James
  • McAllan, Màiri
  • Sturgeon, Nicola
  • Stevenson, Collette
  • Somerville, Shirley-Anne
  • Gibson, Kenneth
  • Adamson, Clare
  • Todd, Maree
  • Fairlie, Jim
  • Gilruth, Jenny
  • Martin, Gillian
  • Minto, Jenni
  • Maguire, Ruth
  • Ewing, Annabelle
  • Doris, Bob
  • Constance, Angela
  • Brown, Keith

Abstained

0

Did not vote

  • Grahame, Christine

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For

  • Gulhane, Sandesh
  • Gosal, Pam
  • Eagle, Tim
  • Mundell, Oliver
  • Wells, Annie
  • Findlay, Russell
  • McCall, Roz
  • Whittle, Brian
  • Briggs, Miles
  • Hoy, Craig
  • Webber, Sue
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie
  • Fraser, Murdo
  • Carson, Finlay
  • White, Tess
  • Stewart, Alexander
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Golden, Maurice

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

  • Hamilton, Rachael
  • Mountain, Edward
  • Lumsden, Douglas
  • Smith, Liz

Scottish Labour

For

  • Sweeney, Paul
  • Clark, Katy
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Villalba, Mercedes
  • Marra, Michael
  • Leonard, Richard
  • Lennon, Monica
  • Rowley, Alex
  • Bibby, Neil
  • Russell, Davy
  • Mochan, Carol
  • Griffin, Mark
  • Johnson, Daniel
  • Sarwar, Anas
  • Grant, Rhoda
  • Baker, Claire
  • Boyack, Sarah
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • Baillie, Jackie
  • Whitfield, Martin

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

0

Independent

For

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

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

  • Smyth, Colin

Scottish Green Party

For

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

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For

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

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

  • Simpson, Graham

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

0

Original motion text

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill.


Amendments

Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill: Amendment 1

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: Monday, February 16, 2026

Motion reference: S6M-20815.1

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 17, 2026