A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society - Amendment
- Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-01248.2
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 16 September 2021
As an amendment to motion S6M-01248 in the name of Shona Robison (A Land of Opportunity- Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society), leave out from first “welcomes” to “affordable home; welcomes” and insert "notes the 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 calls on the Scottish Government to immediately double the Scottish Child Payment and then double it again to £40 per week in 2022-23 for all children under 16 in order to meet the interim target of child poverty levels of 18% in 2023-24, as agreed by this Parliament; notes that the Programme for Government has committed to increasing access to advice services to maximise incomes, expanding 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 current parliamentary session to tackle the poverty-related attainment gap; further notes the Scottish Government’s commitment to expand early learning and childcare to one- and two-year-olds, starting with those from low-income households; recognises the continuation of the social security programme, including the doubling of Carer’s Allowance Supplement this year and the introduction of new disability benefits; acknowledges the programme of work that contributes to ensuring that everyone has the right to a safe warm affordable home; notes".
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Result 25 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
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- 57 against
- 0 abstained
- 7 did not vote
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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
- Stuart McMillan
- 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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- 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
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
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Related motion
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 67 for, 30 against, 20 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated related 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