As an amendment to motion S7M-01003 in the name of Angela Constance (Improving Lives Through Delivering for Scotland), insert at end “; notes the projected £5 billion gap in public service funding after 19 years of an SNP-led Scottish Government; further notes the First Minister’s recognition that underperforming areas must change, but notes that Scottish Ministers have failed to outline how social security spending will be reformed in response to estimates that the Scottish Government will be spending more than £9.2 billion a year on benefits by 2030-31; welcomes the debate around public sector reform, which guarantees the delivery of local accountability for services and equity of access to services as close to or in people's homes, and agrees with the principle of creating a state that spends Scottish taxpayers’ money more wisely.”
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Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00431
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00431.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Submitted by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00431.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Submitted by: Dawn Black, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00431.2.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Submitted by: Michelle Campbell, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00431.2.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Submitted by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00431.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scotland and Lothians West, Reform UK
Date lodged: Monday, October 5, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00431.3.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Submitted by: Morven-May MacCallum, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00431.5
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 15, 2026