Motion Number: S4M-10688
Lodged By: John Mason
Date Lodged: 29/07/2014

Title: Westminster’s Immigration Rhetoric

Motion Text:
That the Parliament notes with concern what it considers the latest rhetoric from all three UK parties at Westminster to halve the time that EU migrants can claim benefits; understands that Scotland’s population has been steady or grown only very slowly in recent decades making it harder to grow the economy; believes that EU migration is positive for Scotland in becoming a more diverse nation; considers that this latest move is yet further evidence of the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour policy agendas being driven by the rise of the UK Independence Party; calls on the UK parties to stop demonising migrants who, it considers, have a lot to offer Scotland, and concludes that the only way Scotland will have a positive relationship with Europe and a sensible immigration policy is for such powers to be controlled by an independent Scottish Government.