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Seòmar agus comataidhean

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

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

Independent

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

Alba Party

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

No Party Affiliation

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

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