Achieving a Fairer Scotland
- Submitted by: Aileen Campbell, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-20110
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 04 December 2019
Motions as amended
That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the Fairer Scotland Action Plan, Shifting the Curve and the Life Chances of Young People in Scotland, Progress Report 2019; notes the steps being taken towards achieving a fairer and more prosperous Scotland, including the commitment to introduce the Scottish Child Payment, which is a brand new benefit to tackle child poverty head on; further notes the 2018 annual report on Welfare Reform’s estimate that UK Government social security spending will reduce by up to £3.7 billion in Scotland by 2020-21; acknowledges the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights 2019 report, which stated that the UK Government’s austerity cuts and welfare reforms are a key driver of serious hardship, increased food bank use and homelessness; regrets the rise in poverty in Scotland and believes that more ambition is required across government to tackle inequality and improve people’s quality of life; calls on the Scottish Government to address the barriers to benefit uptake and reduce housing costs; agrees that universal credit, the two-child cap and pernicious UK welfare reforms must be scrapped, and believes that tackling the climate emergency must be done in a fair way, recognising the growing inequalities and insecurities facing people across Scotland; regrets the rise in poverty in Scotland and believes that more ambition is required across government to tackle inequality and improve people’s quality of life; calls on the Scottish Government to address the barriers to benefit uptake and reduce housing costs; agrees that universal credit, the two-child cap and pernicious UK welfare reforms must be scrapped, and believes that tackling the climate emergency must be done in a fair way, recognising the growing inequalities and insecurities facing people across Scotland; TEST TEST TEST.
Supported by:
Christina McKelvie, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kevin Stewart
Vote
Result 70 for, 22 against, 0 abstained, 37 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 51 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 11 did not vote
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- Aileen Campbell
- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Bruce Crawford
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Colin Beattie
- Emma Harper
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- Gail Ross
- George Adam
- Gil Paterson
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Ivan McKee
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jeane Freeman
- Jenny Gilruth
- Joan McAlpine
- John Mason
- Kate Forbes
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Maureen Watt
- Michael Matheson
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lochhead
- Richard Lyle
- Rona Mackay
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Ruth Maguire
- Sandra White
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
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- Adam Tomkins
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Alison Harris
- Annie Wells
- Bill Bowman
- Brian Whittle
- Donald Cameron
- Edward Mountain
- Jamie Greene
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Maurice Corry
- Murdo Fraser
- Peter Chapman
- Tom Mason
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Scottish Labour
- 13 for
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- Claudia Beamish
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- David Stewart
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- Jenny Marra
- Johann Lamont
- Lewis Macdonald
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Pauline McNeill
- Sarah Boyack
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Scottish Green Party
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Original motion text
That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the Fairer Scotland Action Plan, Shifting the Curve and the Life Chances of Young People in Scotland, Progress Report 2019; notes the steps being taken towards achieving a fairer and more prosperous Scotland, including the commitment to introduce the Scottish Child Payment, which is a brand new benefit to tackle child poverty head on; further notes the 2018 annual report on Welfare Reform’s estimate that UK Government social security spending will reduce by up to £3.7 billion in Scotland by 2020-21, and acknowledges the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights 2019 report, which stated that the UK Government’s austerity cuts and welfare reforms are a key driver of serious hardship, increased food bank use and homelessness.
Accepted amendments
Achieving a Fairer Scotland - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Result 70 for, 21 against, 0 abstained, 38 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated amendments
Achieving a Fairer Scotland - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Result 18 for, 74 against, 0 abstained, 37 did not vote Vote Defeated
Achieving a Fairer Scotland - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Result 23 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 37 did not vote Vote Defeated