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Addressing Child Poverty Through Education - Amendment 4

  • Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-16330.4
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 05 February 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-16330 in the name of Jenny Gilruth (Addressing Child Poverty Through Education), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "acknowledges that more than a quarter of children in Scotland live in poverty; recognises that, while investment in tackling child poverty through education is important, it must be accompanied by a focus on improving educational standards; notes that, while the Scottish Government has spent £1 billion on early years and childcare, there remains a significant disparity in the availability of early years provision across Scotland, which risks deepening inequalities and limiting parental employment opportunities, and has long-term consequences for children’s development and educational outcomes; further notes with concern that education in Scotland has gone backwards in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) international rankings; acknowledges that the attainment gap in primary pupils’ reading, writing, literacy and numeracy remains similar to pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels and has failed to close; regrets that the pledge to provide universal free school meals for primary pupils has not been fulfilled; expresses concern over the rising level of violence in schools, which negatively impacts both attainment and wellbeing; calls on the Scottish Government to provide greater support for teachers and local authorities to tackle this issue; further calls for a review of policies to improve the identification of and support for care experienced and young carer pupils in schools, ensuring that they receive the necessary assistance to succeed in education, and believes that the Scottish Government’s main priority should be ensuring that every child, no matter their background, has the best start in life."


Vote

Result 29 for, 88 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Defeated

Scottish National Party

For
0
Against
  • 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
  • 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 Swinney
  • Karen Adam
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Keith Brown
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Maree Todd
  • Marie McNair
  • Michael Matheson
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Neil Gray
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Paul McLennan
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Shona Robison
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Willie Coffey
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Stephanie Callaghan

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

Alba Party

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

Independent

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-16330

Addressing Child Poverty Through Education

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, February 3, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Result 73 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed


Defeated related amendments

Motion ref. S6M-16330.3

Addressing Child Poverty Through Education - Amendment 3 - Amendment

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Result 19 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Defeated


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-16330.1

Addressing Child Poverty Through Education - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025


Motion ref. S6M-16330.2

Addressing Child Poverty Through Education - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2025