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Challenge Poverty Week

  • Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2024
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-14820
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 08 October 2024

That the Parliament agrees in this Challenge Poverty Week that the UK Government must reverse the introduction of means testing for the Winter Fuel Payment.


Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart

Vote

Result 99 for, 14 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • George Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Graeme Dey
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Christine Grahame
  • Neil Gray
  • Emma Harper
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Gillian Martin
  • Michael Matheson
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Ivan McKee
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Paul McLennan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Marie McNair
  • Jenni Minto
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Emma Roddick
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • John Swinney
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Elena Whitham
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
0
Abstained
0
did not vote
  • Karen Adam
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Evelyn Tweed

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Miles Briggs
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Tim Eagle
  • Russell Findlay
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Maurice Golden
  • Dr Pam Gosal MBE
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Liam Kerr
  • Stephen Kerr
  • Douglas Lumsden
  • Roz McCall
  • Edward Mountain
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Douglas Ross
  • Liz Smith
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Annie Wells
  • Tess White
  • Brian Whittle
Against
0
Abstained
0
did not vote
  • Jamie Greene
  • Dr Sandesh Gulhane
  • Craig Hoy
  • Graham Simpson
  • Sue Webber

Scottish Labour

For
  • Richard Leonard
  • Alex Rowley
Against
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Neil Bibby
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
  • Mark Griffin
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Michael Marra
  • Paul O'Kane
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Colin Smyth
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Martin Whitfield
Abstained
0
did not vote
  • Katy Clark
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Monica Lennon
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Carol Mochan
  • Mercedes Villalba

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Ross Greer
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Lorna Slater
Against
0
Abstained
0
did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
  • Beatrice Wishart
Against
0
Abstained
0
did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • John Mason
Against
0
Abstained
0
did not vote
0

Alba Party

For
  • Ash Regan
Against
0
Abstained
0
did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S6M-14820.1

Challenge Poverty Week - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Result 26 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-14820.3

Challenge Poverty Week - Amendment 3 - Amendment

Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Result 16 for, 96 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Disagreed

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-14820.2

Challenge Poverty Week - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Motion ref. S6M-14820.4

Challenge Poverty Week - Amendment 4 - Amendment

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Supported by: Maggie Chapman
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, October 8, 2024