Motion
Building a New Scotland - Social Security in an Independent Scotland
S6M-12203.2 · Amendment · lodged by O'Kane, Paul
Lodged on
19 Feb 2024Heard / answered on
20 Feb 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 20 Feb 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-12203 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Building a New Scotland - Social Security in an Independent Scotland), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "acknowledges that the people of Scotland would be best served by a social security system that embeds dignity, fairness and respect and provides a safety net for all in a strong and growing economy; notes Scotland’s devolved social security benefits; acknowledges that delays in processing adult and child disability assessments have left disabled people stuck in limbo and out of pocket during the worst cost of living crisis in decades; notes that the Scottish Government’s decision to cut affordable housing budgets by 27% in the face of a housing emergency has been labelled as baffling by organisations like the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; acknowledges that cutting vital funding for affordable housing and employability schemes harms the eradication of the causes of poverty; notes that between 2017 and 2021, 12% of people have remained in persistent poverty after housing costs, and recognises that the paper, Building a New Scotland: Social security in an independent Scotland, is the latest in a series of theoretical future plans by the Scottish Government, which has already been too distracted to focus on the here and now and make the devolution of social security work for the people of Scotland."
Backed by
Supported by 2 additional MSPs
Lab 2
Lodged by
O'Kane, Paul
(Scottish Labour).
- Bibby, Neil (Lab)
- Sweeney, Paul (Lab)
Amendment division result
20 Feb 2024
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
53Against
64Abstain
0Not voted
12In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Paul O’Kane
Lab
Chamber
· 20 Feb 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 20 February 2024
It is interesting that Ms Haughey has brought up the matter of pensions. We do not have any detail from the Scottish Government on pensions in an independent Scotland. She wants to have a debate abou…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 20 Feb 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 20 February 2024
The next question is, that amendment S6M-12203.2, in the name of Paul O’Kane, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12203, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on “Building a New Scotland: Social securi…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 20 Feb 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 20 February 2024
The result of the division on amendment S6M-12203.2, in the name of Paul O’Kane, is: For 53, Against 64, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-12203Original motion19 Feb 2024 · Motion For Debate · Somerville, Shirley-AnneThat the Parliament welcomes the Scottish Government's paper, Building a New Scotland: Social security in an independent Scotland; agrees that the people of Scotland would be best served by a social security system that embeds dignity, fairness and respect and provides a safety net for all as part of a strong wellbeing economy; notes progress made with Sc...
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S6M-12203.2Selected itemDefeated 53/6419 Feb 2024 · Amendment · O'Kane, PaulAs an amendment to motion S6M-12203 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Building a New Scotland - Social Security in an Independent Scotland), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "acknowledges that the people of Scotland would be best served by a social security system that embeds dignity, fairness and respect and provides a safety net fo...