That brings to a close proceedings from the Parliament on the 8 September 2016.

We hope you all have a good weekend.

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MSPs vote on the Scottish government motion as amended by the Scottish Greens motion

Yes: 84  No: 33

The amended motion is therefore agreed to.

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MSPs vote on the Scottish Greens amendment:

Yes: 84  No: 33

The amendment is therefore agreed to.

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MSPs vote on the Scottish Labour amendment:

Yes: 21 No: 59 With 36 abstentions

The amendment is therefore rejected.

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MSPs vote on the Scottish Conservative amendment:

Yes:  31  No: 86

The amendment is rejected.

We now move to decision time, looking at the motion and amendments from the debate on refugees.

The communities secretary says no-one, absolutely no-one would choose to be a refugee.

Ms Constance says they all have had to leave their home, their family and their friends.

She says we must respond first and foremost as human beings, quoting the first minister.

The cabinet secretary says she is not just calling on the UK government to do more she wants the Scottish government to do more too.

She says unaccompanied children face "unimaginable horrors" and says we must "pull together and do more".

Ms Constance agrees there must be comprehensive access to services for refugees and integration.

However, she says the government is not convinced by the need for legislation as called for by Labour.

Ms Constance says there is £1m in funding from the Scottish government attached to the refugee summit that took place.

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The communities secretary says immigration acts remain reserved and she can continue to write letters of concern to the UK government about issues like unaccompanied children from Europe, but she wants to be doing much more than writing letters.

"This government stands ready to do more for refugees and unaccompanied children in particular."

Communities Secretary Angela Constance says the government will support the Green amendment.

The Green amendment calls for the delivery and management of asylum support, accommodation and advice to be devolved to Scotland.

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Conservative MSP Alexander Stewart acknowledges all the efforts across Scotland to welcome the 1,000 refugees.

Mr Stewart says there has been the opportunity for many refugees to integrate across Scotland but there have been alarm bells that some have not. 

The Tory MSP says the failure to integrate some refugees and their families must be taken on board by the Scottish and UK government.

He calls for the UK government to be commended for what it has done to help those impacted on by the Syrian refugee crisis.

Labour MSP Pauline McNeill says what Scottish local authorities have done is a credit to them.

Ms McNeill says so many Scottish groups and charities have sprung up and taken food and clothing to Calais to help refugees.

The Labour MSP says she believes this has been the most extraordinary crisis in her lifetime and history will judge us all on what we do.

She says rights for refugees should be enshrined in law.

Scottish Greens MSP Mark Ruskell says taking in over a third of refugees is something to be proud of. 

Mr Ruskell says the Westminster government should be concentrating funds on helping not building walls such as the one in Calais. 

He says the action of accepting more refugees into Scotland must be accelerated. 

The Scottish Greens MSP says there are a number of organisations helping with refugee integration and they need training and support. 

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Scottish Conservative MSP Graham Simpson it is unfair to single out the UK government to do more because it is incumbent on everyone to do more.

Mr Simpson commends the UK government for doubling aid.

The controversial Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in Lanarkshire is to be closed, the Home Office has announced.

The centre, near Strathaven, is set to close towards the end of 2017.

The Home Office said it would look to build a new short-term holding facility near Glasgow Airport.

Dungavel opened in 2001 and can hold up to 249 detainees. It is the only such centre in Scotland and has been the subject of numerous protests, which branded the site "racist and inhumane".

What is Dungavel?

SNP MSP Christine McKelvie says 1,000 refugees is a start but is only 0.02% of our population.

Ms McKelvie says refugees in Calais need "better care not higher walls".

She says all Westminster and Theresa May only seem willing to talk.

The SNP MSP says: "I just hear words, I see no action."

Ms McKelvie says the UK has room for far more refugees. 

She says she was pleased to hear about the closure of Dungavel but was filled with horror a the short term detention scheme that will replace it. 

Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald says later this month the UN will consider the scale of the displacement of refugees and the choice between bigger tables and smaller fences is not just for Scotland.

Mr Macdonald says there are restrictions around access to employment for refugees who have come here.

He says refugees seeking asylum are particularly vulnerable to the impact of this.

The Labour MSP calls for a Refugee Integration Bill to enshrine the rights of refugees. 

SNP MSP Maree Todd says four families and 23 people became the first of the refugees to settle in the Highlands and they were given a warm Alness welcome.

Ms Todd says they were helped to decorate their homes, stock up on food and get around the local area.

She says the people of Scotland are taking their responsibilities seriously by taking more than a third of all the UK's Syrian refugees.

"It is appalling that so many have died" when the UK could have taken more, she says. 

The SNP MSP says the UK government only seem concerned with building a "Trump-inspired wall" in Calais. 

The Scottish government says Syrian refugees will be encouraged to share their cultures and practise English with their new neighbours through a pilot scheme aimed at helping them settle into Scottish communities.

Equalities Secretary Angela Constance confirmed £85,000 funding for the new scheme which will build on the English language training all Syrian refugees have received.

The pilot project, which will be trialled in four local authority areas, will bring together refugees with members of their new communities, to practice their English and swap information about their different cultures.

Volunteers will be able to help refugees learn more about local life by involving them in walking groups, coffee mornings, choirs or through sports activities.

Wafa Shaheen, Head of Refugee Integration Services, Scottish Refugee Council said:

“We know that refugees arriving in Scotland really want to meet and build friendships with local Scots as well as improve and practise the English that they learn in the classroom. This new pilot project helps them do that."

The funding is part of the £1 million allocated to support Syrian refugees in Scotland.