A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
- Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-01248
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 16 September 2021
That the Parliament welcomes the ambitious programme of work laid out in the Programme for Government to create a fairer society; agrees that tackling child poverty is a national mission and recognises Scottish Government actions, including doubling the Scottish Child Payment as early as possible within the current parliamentary session, new bridging payments until the Payment is rolled out to under-16s, increasing access to advice services to maximise incomes, expansion of free school meals provision, new statutory guidance to reduce the costs of school uniforms, supporting working parents with a system of wraparound childcare for school-age children and an investment of £1 billion over the session to tackle the poverty-related attainment gap; welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to expand early learning and childcare to one- and two-year-olds, starting with those from low-income households; further welcomes the continuation of the ambitious social security programme, including the doubling of Carer’s Allowance Supplement this year and the introduction of new disability benefits; recognises the ambitious programme of work to ensure that everyone has the right to a safe warm affordable home; welcomes the new deal for tenants; acknowledges the work needed to be done to embed and advance equality, inclusion and human rights across society, and commits to working together during Scotland’s recovery from COVID-19 in order to build a fairer and more equal society.
Supported by:
Shirley-Anne Somerville
Vote
Result 67 for, 30 against, 20 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 56 for
- 1 against
- 0 abstained
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- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- 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
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Karen Adam
- Kate Forbes
- Kaukab Stewart
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Màiri McAllan
- Maree Todd
- Marie McNair
- Michael Matheson
- Michelle Thomson
- Neil Gray
- Paul McLennan
- Richard Lochhead
- Rona Mackay
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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- Alexander Burnett
- 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
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Scottish Labour
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- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Jackie Baillie
- Katy Clark
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Michael Marra
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
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Defeated amendments
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 33 for, 65 against, 20 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Defeated
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 25 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Defeated