Motion ref. S6M-05106
Cost of Living Support
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
Date lodged: Monday, June 20, 2022
Supported by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Rhoda Grant, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Motions as amended
That the Parliament notes that, under the UK Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme, second home owners across Scotland will receive a double payment of the £400 credit for their energy bills; considers that this funding would be better used to support low-income households struggling with the cost of living crisis, and agrees that the Scottish Government, in consultation with COSLA, should examine all options to recover this money through a council tax levy on second homes and long-term empty homes in order to support local cost-of-living responses on a fair and equitable basis.
Vote
Result 87 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote Vote Passed
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 2 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Annie Wells
- Brian Whittle
- Craig Hoy
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Lumsden
- Douglas Ross
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Golden
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Rachael Hamilton
- Russell Findlay
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
Abstained
-No vote
Scottish National Party 58 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote Read more Read less
For
- Alasdair Allan
- Angus Robertson
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Collette Stevenson
- David Torrance
- 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
- 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
- Ruth Maguire
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
Scottish Liberal Democrats 4 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
Scottish Labour 18 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 4 no vote Read more Read less
For
- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Carol Mochan
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Jackie Baillie
- Katy Clark
- Mark Griffin
- Mercedes Villalba
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
Scottish Green Party 7 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
-No Party Affiliation 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Read more Read less
Original motion text
That the Parliament notes that, under the UK Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme, second home owners across Scotland will receive a double payment of the £400 credit for their energy bills; considers that this funding would be better used to support low-income households struggling with the cost of living crisis, and calls on the Scottish Government to allow local authorities to recover this money through a one-off increase to the council tax levied on second homes in order to support local cost of living responses.
Amendments that have not been voted on
Cost of Living Support - Amendment
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Cost of Living Support - Amendment
Submitted by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Supported by: Kate Forbes, Ben Macpherson, Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 22, 2022