Meeting of the Parliament 08 November 2023
It will be interesting to see how the motion on migration is framed and whether, indeed, it talks about the individuals that the member has mentioned in her intervention, because there is no indication in the title that has been offered that indicates that the debate would address those issues.
However, in the amendment that is being proposed by the members of the Conservative Party as well as the amendment that I will move, we speak specifically about challenges that we and our constituents are facing in Scotland. That particularly applies to homelessness and comes soon after the Trussell Trust’s recent report on a horrendous increase in the number of emergency food parcels that have had to be handed out and provided for. We are living at a time when there are crises in our communities, and, as we have heard from members across the chamber, those crises are many and varied. However, I urge consideration of one particular crisis, which is homelessness. During Covid, we showed that we could deal with that situation. Now, we have abandoned those people.
I move amendment S6M-11143.1, to leave out
“followed by Scottish Government Debate: Building a New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence”
and insert:
“followed by Scottish Government Debate: Homeless Crisis in Cities and Rural Areas”.
17:06Motions, questions or amendments mentioned by their reference code.