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Universal Services

  • Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2013
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S4M-06225
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Motions as amended

S4M-06225 John Swinney: Universal Services—That the Parliament confirms its opposition to the further reductions that have been made to the Scottish budget as a result of the UK budget on 20 March 2013 and the damaging impact that the UK Government’s approach to public spending is having on the economy, public services and households, including the most vulnerable in society, and supports the Scottish Government’s continued commitment to both the social wage, including the universal benefits of free personal care, free prescriptions, concessionary travel, free eye tests and free tuition, and to the four pillars of public service reform, which together will help to ensure that the totality of public spending provides value for money, is sustainable and delivers the outcomes that matter most to Scotland’s people and businesses.

Supported by: Fergus Ewing, John Finnie, Derek Mackay, Michael Matheson, Alex Neil

Vote

Result 62 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • George Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Colin Beattie
  • Marco Biagi
  • Chic Brodie
  • Keith Brown
  • Margaret Burgess
  • Aileen Campbell
  • Roderick Campbell
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Bruce Crawford
  • Roseanna Cunningham
  • Graeme Dey
  • Nigel Don
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jim Eadie
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Linda Fabiani
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Rob Gibson
  • Christine Grahame
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Colin Keir
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Richard Lyle
  • Kenny MacAskill
  • Angus MacDonald
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Derek Mackay
  • Mike MacKenzie
  • John Mason
  • Michael Matheson
  • Stewart Maxwell
  • Joan McAlpine
  • Mark McDonald
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Aileen McLeod
  • Fiona McLeod
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Alex Neil
  • Gil Paterson
  • Dennis Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Stewart Stevenson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • John Swinney
  • Dave Thompson
  • David Torrance
  • Maureen Watt
  • Paul Wheelhouse
  • Sandra White
  • John Wilson
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Brian Adam
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Adam Ingram
  • Michael Russell
  • Alex Salmond
  • Nicola Sturgeon

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Jayne Baxter
  • Neil Bibby
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Malcolm Chisholm
  • Kezia Dugdale
  • Helen Eadie
  • Mary Fee
  • Patricia Ferguson
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Iain Gray
  • Mark Griffin
  • Hugh Henry
  • James Kelly
  • Lewis Macdonald
  • Ken Macintosh
  • Hanzala Malik
  • Jenny Marra
  • Paul Martin
  • Margaret McCulloch
  • Margaret McDougall
  • Michael McMahon
  • Siobhan McMahon
  • Duncan McNeil
  • Anne McTaggart
  • Elaine Murray
  • Graeme Pearson
  • John Pentland
  • Richard Simpson
  • Drew Smith
  • Elaine Smith
  • David Stewart
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Richard Baker
  • Claudia Beamish
  • Neil Findlay
  • Johann Lamont

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Gavin Brown
  • Alex Fergusson
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Annabel Goldie
  • Alex Johnstone
  • John Lamont
  • Nanette Milne
  • Margaret Mitchell
  • Mary Scanlon
  • Liz Smith
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Ruth Davidson
  • Jamie McGrigor
  • David McLetchie
  • John Scott

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
0
Against
  • Jim Hume
  • Liam McArthur
  • Alison McInnes
  • Willie Rennie
  • Tavish Scott
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • John Finnie
  • Jean Urquhart
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Margo MacDonald
  • Bill Walker

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Alison Johnstone
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Original motion text

That the Parliament confirms its opposition to the further reductions that have been made to the Scottish budget as a result of the UK budget on 20 March 2013 and the damaging impact that the UK Government’s approach to public spending is having on the economy, public services and households, including the most vulnerable in society, and supports the Scottish Government’s continued commitment to both the social wage, including the universal benefits of free personal care, free prescriptions, concessionary travel, free eye tests and free tuition, and to the four pillars of public service reform, which together will help to ensure that the totality of public spending provides value for money, is sustainable and delivers the outcomes that matter most to Scotland’s people and businesses.

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S4M-06225.1

Universal Services - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, April 15, 2013

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Result 15 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Disagreed

Motion ref. S4M-06225.2

Universal Services - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Gavin Brown, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, April 15, 2013

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Result 15 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote Disagreed

Motion ref. S4M-06225.3

Universal Services - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Ken Macintosh, Eastwood, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, April 15, 2013

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Result 38 for, 72 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Disagreed