Motion ref. S6M-00263.1
Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country - Amendment
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
As an amendment to motion S6M-00263 in the name of Shona Robison (Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country), leave out from “recognises the impact of” to end and insert “notes that the Scottish Ministers have been responsible for introducing the 11 new benefit payments devolved by the UK Government through the Scotland Act 2016; further notes that the Scottish Ministers promised to set up those benefits by 2021 but have failed to deliver on this promise; recognises the concerns that the economic impact of lockdown could push more people in Scotland into homelessness, with over 5,000 adults sleeping rough at least once per year and the number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland reaching its highest level since records began; calls on the Scottish Government to act now to establish a national Housing First programme across all local authorities, to get people into safe and stable housing as quickly as possible, and further calls on the Ministers to improve the support available to individuals and families in Scotland who have lost loved ones and for them to reform Carer's Allowance and extend payments for up to six months after bereavement.”
Vote
Result 28 for, 71 against, 22 abstained, 8 no vote Vote Defeated
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 28 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 3 no vote Read more Read less
For
- Alexander Stewart
- Brian Whittle
- Craig Hoy
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Lumsden
- Douglas Ross
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Golden
- Meghan Gallacher
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Rachael Hamilton
- Russell Findlay
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
Scottish National Party 0 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 4 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Denham
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Collette Stevenson
- 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 Mason
- John Swinney
- Karen Adam
- Kate Forbes
- Kaukab Stewart
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Màiri McAllan
- Maree Todd
- Marie McNair
- Michael Matheson
- Michelle Thomson
- Natalie Don
- Neil Gray
- Paul McLennan
- Richard Lochhead
- Rona Mackay
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
Abstained
-No vote
Scottish Green Party 0 for, 7 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
Abstained
-No vote
-Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 for, 4 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
Scottish Labour 0 for, 0 against, 22 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
-Abstained
- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Jackie Baillie
- Katy Clark
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Mercedes Villalba
- Michael Marra
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
No vote
-No Party Affiliation 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Read more Read less
Related motion
Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Supported by: Ben Macpherson, Christina McKelvie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Result 68 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote Vote Passed
Defeated related amendments
Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Country - Amendment
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, June 7, 2021
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Result 54 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote Vote Defeated