As an amendment to motion S6M-13742 in the name of Russell Findlay (Stopping Illegal Immigration and Recognising its Impact on Housing), leave out from “believes” to end and insert “notes that the suspension of local connection referrals in 2022 did not change the rights of newly recognised refugees to choose where they settle in Scotland, nor did it prevent Scottish local authorities from referring households presenting as homeless to an English or Welsh local authority with which they have a local connection; reaffirms that Scotland is a welcoming nation to people fleeing persecution, seeking safety and who have been granted refugee status, ensuring that they can rebuild their lives in the country through the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy; highlights action in Scotland to tackle homelessness and destitution, including new prevention measures in the Housing (Scotland) Bill, increased investment in affordable homes and the £4 million investment in homelessness prevention pilots, alongside the extension of rapid rehousing transition plan funding of £8 million into 2026-27, and calls again on the UK Government to urgently uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol.”
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Submitted by: Stuart McMillan, Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, June 21, 2024
Motion reference: S6M-13742
Supported by: Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Sarah Boyack, Ariane Burgess, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Foysol Choudhury, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Joe FitzPatrick, Kenneth Gibson, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Audrey Nicoll, Ash Regan, Emma Roddick, Paul Sweeney, Tess White
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-13742.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, October 10, 2025
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-13742.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, October 10, 2025
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-13742.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, October 10, 2025
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-13742.4
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, October 10, 2025