That the Parliament calls on the UK Labour administration to immediately scrap its damaging social security reforms, as announced in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper; highlights the UK Government’s own impact analysis, which shows that 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, will be pushed into poverty under these plans, and notes the Resolution Foundation’s report that lower-income households are set to become £500 a year poorer, following the UK Government’s Spring Statement 2025.
Supported by:
Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Result 73 for, 40 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Agreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
No Party Affiliation
Alba Party
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 14 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Supported by: Roz McCall
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 27 for, 82 against, 5 abstained, 14 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025