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Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland

  • Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S7M-00431
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 15 September 2026

That the Parliament notes the publication of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government, Ambitious for Scotland, which commits to renewing Scotland’s public services through prevention, integration and reform; recognises the Programme for Government’s focus on public service reform and commitment to ensuring that decision-making and service delivery sit at the level best placed to improve people's lives; agrees with the need to empower communities and regions to make the decisions that improve delivery; further agrees with the need to reduce NHS waiting times, support the shift of care from hospitals into communities through strengthened primary care, digital innovation and expanded community services; welcomes the need for action to tackle health inequalities, improve population health, and treat substance misuse as a public health priority, and agrees that public service reform must be shaped by and with the workforce, while delivering better outcomes for people and communities across Scotland.



Amendments

Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 1

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-00431.1

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 2

Submitted by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-00431.2

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 2.1

Submitted by: Dawn Black, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-00431.2.1

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 2.2

Submitted by: Michelle Campbell, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-00431.2.2

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 3

Submitted by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-00431.3

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 3.1

Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scotland and Lothians West, Reform UK

Date lodged: Monday, October 5, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-00431.3.1

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2026


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 4

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-00431.4

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026


Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland: Amendment 5

Submitted by: Morven-May MacCallum, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Motion reference: S7M-00431.5

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026