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Challenge Poverty Week

  • Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-14820
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 08 October 2024

That the Parliament agrees in this Challenge Poverty Week that the UK Government must reverse the introduction of means testing for the Winter Fuel Payment.


Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart

Vote

Result 99 for, 14 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Angela Constance
  • Angus Robertson
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Bill Kidd
  • Bob Doris
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Christine Grahame
  • Clare Adamson
  • Clare Haughey
  • Colin Beattie
  • Collette Stevenson
  • David Torrance
  • Elena Whitham
  • Emma Harper
  • Emma Roddick
  • 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 Swinney
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Keith Brown
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Maree Todd
  • Marie McNair
  • Michael Matheson
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Neil Gray
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Paul McLennan
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Rona Mackay
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Shona Robison
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Willie Coffey
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Karen Adam
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Stephanie Callaghan

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Annie Wells
  • Brian Whittle
  • Douglas Lumsden
  • Douglas Ross
  • Dr Pam Gosal MBE
  • Edward Mountain
  • Finlay Carson
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Liam Kerr
  • Liz Smith
  • Maurice Golden
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Miles Briggs
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Roz McCall
  • Russell Findlay
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Stephen Kerr
  • Tess White
  • Tim Eagle
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Craig Hoy
  • Dr Sandesh Gulhane
  • Graham Simpson
  • Jamie Greene
  • Sue Webber

Scottish Labour

For
  • Alex Rowley
  • Richard Leonard
Against
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Claire Baker
  • Colin Smyth
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Mark Griffin
  • Martin Whitfield
  • Michael Marra
  • Neil Bibby
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
  • Paul O'Kane
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Sarah Boyack
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Carol Mochan
  • Katy Clark
  • Mercedes Villalba
  • Monica Lennon
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Rhoda Grant

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Lorna Slater
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Ross Greer
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Beatrice Wishart
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • John Mason
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Alba Party

For
  • Ash Regan
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S6M-14820.1

Challenge Poverty Week - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Result 26 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14820.3

Challenge Poverty Week - Amendment 3 - Amendment

Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Result 16 for, 96 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-14820.2

Challenge Poverty Week - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Motion ref. S6M-14820.4

Challenge Poverty Week - Amendment 4 - Amendment

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024