Reducing the Cost of the School Day for Low Income Families - Amendment
- Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 April 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-04138.1
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 26 April 2022
As an amendment to motion S6M-04138 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Reducing the Cost of the School Day for Low Income Families), insert at end “; believes that accessible childcare is critical to poverty reduction to ensure access to education and the labour market, that this must be full wrap-around, affordable provision with qualified staff, and centred on the needs of the child; recognises that extracurricular and after-school activities are key to the mental health of young people, as well as ensuring children have a wide range of skills, but that this must be affordable and accessible to all children, particularly those from low-income backgrounds; calls for the Scottish Government to ensure the universal availability of summer clubs with activities, learning and free school meals, and further calls for the publication of up-to-date baseline data on child poverty, as well as a post-COVID-19 pandemic assessment of the health of the early years sector.”
Related motion
Reducing the Cost of the School Day for Low Income Families
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, April 25, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Result 80 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated related amendments
Reducing the Cost of the School Day for Low Income Families - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Oliver Mundell, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, April 25, 2022
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Result 48 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated