Building a New Scotland - Social Security in an Independent Scotland - Amendment
- Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-12203.2
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 20 February 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-12203 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Building a New Scotland - Social Security in an Independent Scotland), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "acknowledges that the people of Scotland would be best served by a social security system that embeds dignity, fairness and respect and provides a safety net for all in a strong and growing economy; notes Scotland’s devolved social security benefits; acknowledges that delays in processing adult and child disability assessments have left disabled people stuck in limbo and out of pocket during the worst cost of living crisis in decades; notes that the Scottish Government’s decision to cut affordable housing budgets by 27% in the face of a housing emergency has been labelled as baffling by organisations like the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; acknowledges that cutting vital funding for affordable housing and employability schemes harms the eradication of the causes of poverty; notes that between 2017 and 2021, 12% of people have remained in persistent poverty after housing costs, and recognises that the paper, Building a New Scotland: Social security in an independent Scotland, is the latest in a series of theoretical future plans by the Scottish Government, which has already been too distracted to focus on the here and now and make the devolution of social security work for the people of Scotland."
Vote
Result 53 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
- 0 for
- 55 against
- 0 abstained
- 8 did not vote
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- Alasdair Allan
- Angus Robertson
- Annabelle Ewing
- Audrey Nicoll
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christina McKelvie
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Collette Stevenson
- David Torrance
- Elena Whitham
- Emma Harper
- Emma Roddick
- Evelyn Tweed
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- George Adam
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Ivan McKee
- Jackie Dunbar
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jenni Minto
- Jenny Gilruth
- Jim Fairlie
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Karen Adam
- Kate Forbes
- Kaukab Stewart
- Keith Brown
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Marie McNair
- Michelle Thomson
- Neil Gray
- Nicola Sturgeon
- Paul McLennan
- Richard Lochhead
- Rona Mackay
- Ruth Maguire
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 29 for
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- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Annie Wells
- Brian Whittle
- Craig Hoy
- Douglas Lumsden
- Douglas Ross
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Golden
- Meghan Gallacher
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Rachael Hamilton
- Roz McCall
- Russell Findlay
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
- Tim Eagle
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Scottish Labour
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- Anas Sarwar
- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Jackie Baillie
- Katy Clark
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Michael Marra
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
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Scottish Green Party
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Related motion
Building a New Scotland - Social Security in an Independent Scotland
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, February 19, 2024
Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Jamie Hepburn, Paul McLennan, Emma Roddick
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Result 63 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated related amendments
Building a New Scotland - Social Security in an Independent Scotland - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, February 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Result 30 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated