Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country - Amendment
- Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 June 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-00263.4
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 08 June 2021
As an amendment to motion S6M-00263 in the name of Shona Robison (Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country), after "eradicate child poverty;" insert "welcomes the pandemic relief payment scheme, which will provide an essential additional income for families this year; calls on the Scottish Government to introduce a permanent doubling of the Scottish Child Payment at the earliest possible opportunity; notes that a Universal Basic Income would have helped many through the COVID-19 pandemic and calls on the UK and Scottish governments to work together to bring forward pilots at the earliest possible opportunity; commits to exploring funding options to end the benefit cap;".
Vote
Result 70 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 59 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 5 did not vote
- + Show details + Hide details
For
- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Collette Stevenson
- Elena Whitham
- Emma Harper
- Emma Roddick
- Evelyn Tweed
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- George Adam
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- 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
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Màiri McAllan
- Maree Todd
- Marie McNair
- Michelle Thomson
- Natalie Don
- Neil Gray
- Paul McLennan
- Richard Lochhead
- Rona Mackay
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
Against
0Abstained
0Did not vote
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 28 against
- 0 abstained
- 3 did not vote
- + Show details + Hide details
For
0Against
- Alexander Stewart
- Brian Whittle
- Craig Hoy
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Lumsden
- Douglas Ross
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Golden
- Meghan Gallacher
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Rachael Hamilton
- Russell Findlay
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
Abstained
0Did not vote
Scottish Labour
- 0 for
- 22 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
- + Show details + Hide details
For
0Against
- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Jackie Baillie
- Katy Clark
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Mercedes Villalba
- Michael Marra
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
Abstained
0Did not vote
0Scottish Green Party
- 7 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
- + Show details + Hide details
For
Against
0Abstained
0Did not vote
0Scottish Liberal Democrats
- 4 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
- + Show details + Hide details
For
Against
0Abstained
0Did not vote
0No Party Affiliation
- 0 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 1 did not vote
- + Show details + Hide details
Related motion
Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Supported by: Ben Macpherson, Christina McKelvie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Result 68 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated related amendments
Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Result 28 for, 71 against, 22 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Defeated
Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Defeated
Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Result 54 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Defeated