That the Parliament notes the publication of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government, Ambitious for Scotland, and its actions aimed at eradicating child poverty and supporting families with the cost of living; recognises the ambition to go further by transforming the childcare offer for families, delivering a £2 bus fare cap across all of Scotland, and investing record public sector funding in affordable housing; welcomes the focus on ensuring support for families is integrated, person-centred and accessible, including through delivery of the £20 million Whole Family Support Third Sector Fund; supports the commitment to build on action set out in the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan for 2026-31, which is estimated to keep 100,000 children out of relative poverty this year, and to going further and faster so that every child has the chance to succeed regardless of their circumstances, and commits to working together to drive continued progress toward the eradication of child poverty in Scotland.
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Simita Kumar, Màiri McAllan
Result 36 for, 63 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01022.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Result 35 for, 68 against, 9 abstained, 17 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Holly Bruce, Glasgow Southside, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01022.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 15 for, 83 against, 13 abstained, 18 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: James Adams, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01022.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Submitted by: Morven-May MacCallum, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01022.4
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 59 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Julie MacDougall, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01022.5
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Result 21 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Disagreed