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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

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour

Scottish Green Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Independent

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0
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0
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Did not vote

No Party Affiliation

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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

Motion ref. S5M-20110.3

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

Motion ref. S5M-20110.1

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

Motion ref. S5M-20110.2

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