As an amendment to motion S7M-01022 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission), leave out from "supports” to end and insert “regrets that, while eradicating child poverty has been a defining mission for the Scottish Government for nearly a decade, too many children remain trapped in poverty, record numbers are living in temporary accommodation and key anti-poverty measures have not been delivered; reaffirms the commitment to meet the targets set out in the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017; believes that a new approach is clearly needed with a focus on both delivery and tackling the root causes of poverty; further believes that tackling child poverty requires action across housing, homelessness, childcare, employment and family support as well as finally closing the attainment gap, and believes that if ministers are serious about delivery, they should engage in cross-party working to achieve the statutory targets and improve outcomes for children and families across Scotland."
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Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00437
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Submitted by: Heather Anderson, Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00437.1.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Submitted by: Senga Beresford, South Scotland, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00437.1.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Submitted by: Andrew Baxter, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00437.1.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Submitted by: Katherine Sangster, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00437.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00437.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00437.3.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Submitted by: Morven-May MacCallum, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00437.4
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Submitted by: Julie MacDougall, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-00437.5
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2026