Meeting of the Parliament 13 January 2016
The result of the division is: For 94, Against 18, Abstentions 0.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament believes that current levels of poverty and inequality are of great concern and commits to using the full powers at its disposal to achieve the social and economic success that all of Scotland needs, and, in doing so, agrees that universal benefits such as free prescriptions, free tuition, concessionary fares for older and disabled people, free personal care and free school meals are all essential to tackling poverty and inequality effectively, as is the reversal of the damaging cuts to social security benefits and tax credits being imposed by the UK Government on Scotland’s most vulnerable citizens against the stated wishes of the Scottish people.