As an amendment to motion S5M-19939 in the name of Richard Leonard (Universal Credit), leave out from "agrees" to end and insert "supports the principles of universal credit and is committed to the programme and all universal credit claimants; welcomes the announcement that the benefit freeze will be lifted in April 2020, and recognises that the UK Government has been positively reforming universal credit to further support claimants, and notes the removal of the extension of the two-child limit on universal credit for children born before April 2017, the increased work allowances and the reduction to the taper rate, which have helped families and individuals to keep more of the money they earn."
Result 24 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Disagreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2019
Supported by: Mark Griffin
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Result 65 for, 46 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Supported by: Christina McKelvie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Result 65 for, 46 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2019