Scotland Session S5 Status: Introduced

SP Bill 49 — Consumer Scotland Bill

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Scottish Parliament
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Not enough signal yet

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In plain language

The bill establishes a new organization to advocate for consumers in Scotland.

The Consumer Scotland Bill creates a body focused on promoting and protecting consumer interests in Scotland. This organization will engage with various stakeholders to improve consumer rights and access to information.

What this means for you
  • Consumers: This means you will have a dedicated organization advocating for your rights and interests.

Bill Text

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Read SP Bill 49 on the official Scotland source →

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Consumer Scotland Bill — S5M-21657

Passed 67 Yea · 0 Nay · 62 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 670062
Total 670062
% of votes cast 52%0%0%48%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Yea
Adamson, Clare — Not Voting
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Not Voting
Arthur, Tom — Yea
Baillie, Jackie — Yea
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Yea
Ballantyne, Michelle — Yea
Beamish, Claudia — Not Voting
Beattie, Colin — Not Voting
Bibby, Neil — Not Voting
Bowman, Bill — Yea
Boyack, Sarah — Yea
Briggs, Miles — Yea
Brown, Keith — Yea
Burnett, Alexander — Not Voting
Cameron, Donald — Not Voting
Campbell, Aileen — Yea
Carlaw, Jackson — Yea
Carson, Finlay — Not Voting
Chapman, Peter — Not Voting
Coffey, Willie — Yea
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Yea
Constance, Angela — Yea
Corry, Maurice — Yea
Crawford, Bruce — Not Voting
Cunningham, Roseanna — Yea
Davidson, Ruth — Yea
Dey, Graeme — Yea
Doris, Bob — Yea
Dornan, James — Not Voting
Ewing, Annabelle — Yea
Ewing, Fergus — Yea
Fabiani, Linda — Yea
Fee, Mary — Not Voting
Findlay, Neil — Yea
Finnie, John — Not Voting
FitzPatrick, Joe — Not Voting
Forbes, Kate — Not Voting
Fraser, Murdo — Not Voting
Freeman, Jeane — Not Voting
Gibson, Kenneth — Yea
Gilruth, Jenny — Not Voting
Golden, Maurice — Yea
Gougeon, Mairi — Not Voting
Grahame, Christine — Not Voting
Grant, Rhoda — Not Voting
Gray, Iain — Yea
Greene, Jamie — Yea
Greer, Ross — Not Voting
Griffin, Mark — Not Voting
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Yea
Hamilton, Rachael — Not Voting
Harper, Emma — Not Voting
Harris, Alison — Not Voting
Harvie, Patrick — Yea
Haughey, Clare — Yea
Hepburn, Jamie — Yea
Hyslop, Fiona — Not Voting
Johnson, Daniel — Yea
Johnstone, Alison — Yea
Kelly, James — Yea
Kerr, Liam — Yea
Kidd, Bill — Yea
Lamont, Johann — Not Voting
Lennon, Monica — Yea
Leonard, Richard — Yea
Lindhurst, Gordon — Yea
Lochhead, Richard — Not Voting
Lockhart, Dean — Not Voting
Lyle, Richard — Not Voting
MacDonald, Angus — Yea
MacDonald, Gordon — Not Voting
MacGregor, Fulton — Yea
Macdonald, Lewis — Yea
Macintosh, Ken — Not Voting
Mackay, Derek — Not Voting
Mackay, Rona — Yea
Macpherson, Ben — Yea
Maguire, Ruth — Yea
Marra, Jenny — Not Voting
Martin, Gillian — Yea
Mason, John — Yea
Mason, Tom — Not Voting
Matheson, Michael — Not Voting
McAlpine, Joan — Yea
McArthur, Liam — Not Voting
McDonald, Mark — Not Voting
McKee, Ivan — Not Voting
McKelvie, Christina — Yea
McMillan, Stuart — Yea
McNeill, Pauline — Not Voting
Mitchell, Margaret — Not Voting
Mountain, Edward — Not Voting
Mundell, Oliver — Not Voting
Neil, Alex — Not Voting
Paterson, Gil — Not Voting
Regan, Ash — Not Voting
Rennie, Willie — Yea
Robison, Shona — Yea
Ross, Gail — Not Voting
Rowley, Alex — Not Voting
Rumbles, Mike — Yea
Ruskell, Mark — Not Voting
Russell, Michael — Not Voting
Sarwar, Anas — Yea
Scott, John — Not Voting
Simpson, Graham — Yea
Smith, Elaine — Not Voting
Smith, Liz — Yea
Smyth, Colin — Yea
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Not Voting
Stevenson, Stewart — Not Voting
Stewart, Alexander — Yea
Stewart, David — Yea
Stewart, Kevin — Not Voting
Sturgeon, Nicola — Not Voting
Swinney, John — Not Voting
Todd, Maree — Yea
Tomkins, Adam — Not Voting
Torrance, David — Yea
Watt, Maureen — Yea
Wells, Annie — Yea
Wheelhouse, Paul — Yea
White, Sandra — Not Voting
Whittle, Brian — Yea
Wightman, Andy — Yea
Wishart, Beatrice — Not Voting
Yousaf, Humza — Not Voting

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Subjects

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