Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party), on Monday, 18 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.

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Migrants in Scotland

That this House notes the publication of new research on public attitudes to immigration in Scotland from Migration Policy Scotland, the first of its kind since 2014; welcomes the news that people in Scotland have become more positive towards immigration since then; acknowledges that more people in Scotland would like to see immigration go up than down and that the number who would like a reduction in immigration has dropped by 30 percentage points; celebrates the findings that nearly 60 per cent of Scots see immigration as having a positive impact on Scotland and that 74 per cent believe diversity is good for Scotland; understands Scotland’s need for increased levels of immigration to bolster its population and to grow the economy; and recognises the important part migrants have played and continue to play in Scotland’s success as a nation.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1621 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Deidre Brock

Chris Law

Chris Stephens

Allan Dorans

Anum Qaisar

Subjects

Migrants Public opinion Scotland

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk