As an amendment to motion S6M-12079 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Delivering Record Social Security Investment in Scotland to Tackle the Cost of Living Crisis and Inequality), leave out from "Government's" to end and insert "Child Payment; notes the stubbornly high waiting times for Child Disability Payment, where the median processing time was 106 days, and for Adult Disability Payment, where the median processing time was 83 days, according to the latest statistical releases; is concerned by the Scottish Government’s failure to sufficiently and swiftly address these long processing times, which are driving some people to rely on foodbanks, according to reports from third sector organisations; is further concerned by the rise of in-work poverty in Scotland, with over one in 10 workers locked in persistent low pay according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and agrees that a UK Labour administration will implement a New Deal for Working People that will end in-work poverty and implement a fundamental reform of the Universal Credit system to provide a real safety net for those who need it."
Result 18 for, 94 against, 3 abstained, 14 did not vote Disagreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
Alba Party
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, February 5, 2024
Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Paul McLennan, Emma Roddick
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Result 62 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Result 30 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Disagreed