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Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill: Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 February 2026
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-20815.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 17 February 2026

As an amendment to motion S6M-20815 in the name of Katy Clark (Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill), insert at end “, 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.”


Vote

Result 85 for, 30 against, 8 abstained, 6 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For

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

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

0

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For

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

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

  • Mountain, Edward
  • Gulhane, Sandesh
  • Hamilton, Rachael
  • Smith, Liz

Scottish Labour

For

0

Against

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

Abstained

0

Did not vote

0

Scottish Green Party

For

0

Against

0

Abstained

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

Did not vote

0

Independent

For

  • Mason, John

Against

  • Ewing, Fergus
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • Choudhury, Foysol
  • Regan, Ash

Abstained

  • Balfour, Jeremy

Did not vote

  • Smyth, Colin

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For

0

Against

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

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

Related motion

Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: Monday, February 16, 2026

Motion reference: S6M-20815

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

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba