Building A New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence
The final question is, that motion S6M-11237, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on building a new Scotland—migration to Scotland after independence, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
S6M-11237: That the Parliament notes that Scotland’s population growth has relied on migration into Scotland; welcomes the fact that there are currently more people choosing to move to Scotland from the rest of the UK than those moving in the opposite direction; recognises the benefits of EU freedom of movement, which was lost as a result of Brexit; agrees that a decline in the working population would damage Scotland’s public services and economy; deplores the UK Government’s hostile rhetoric towards migrants, and welcomes the proposals in the Scottish Government paper, Migration to Scotland after independence, for a humane migration system tailored to Scotland’s needs.