As an amendment to motion S6M-00263 in the name of Shona Robison (Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country), leave out from second "the impact of" to end and insert "that it is the responsibility of both the Scottish and UK governments to work for the eradication of poverty in Scotland and to implement social security policies that support this goal; believes that further steps are required to make workplaces fairer, including through payment of the Scottish Living Wage; commits to using all the powers available in Scotland to reform carers benefits, move from the ‘safe and secure’ transition of disability benefits to addressing their eligibility and adequacy as soon as possible, to increase incomes and lift people in Scotland out of poverty, and calls on the Scottish Government to double the Scottish Child Payment to £20 a week at the earliest opportunity and introduce a supplement for families with a disabled person in them".
Result 54 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Motion reference: S6M-00263
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Supported by: Ben Macpherson
Result 68 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Motion reference: S6M-00263.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Result 28 for, 71 against, 22 abstained, 8 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Motion reference: S6M-00263.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Motion reference: S6M-00263.4
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Result 70 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Agreed