Motion
WASPI: Women Against State Pension Inequality
S6M-13041.2 · Amendment · lodged by Ross, Douglas
Lodged on
01 May 2024Heard / answered on
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As an amendment to motion S6M-13041 in the name of Humza Yousaf (WASPI: Women Against State Pension Inequality), leave out from “the UK Government” to end and insert “this is a substantial report, which specifically considered the communication of changes about the state pension age for women by the Department for Work and Pensions; calls on the UK Government to respond in full to the substantial report by the ombudsman and recommendations contained within it as quickly as possible, including the recommendation to pay compensation to those affected, and congratulates the WASPI women and campaigners for their individual and collective campaigns on this issue over many years.”
Lodged by
Ross, Douglas
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
01 May 2024
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
31Against
74Abstain
21Not voted
3In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Douglas Ross
Con
Chamber
· 01 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 01 May 2024
Yes—I do, and that is what I have said. In fact, my amendment states that the UK Government should urgently address and respond to the recommendations of the PHSO report, “including the recommendati…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 01 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 01 May 2024
There will be a division. Given that members have already voted today, I would be grateful if they refreshed their screens before we move to the vote. We move to the vote on amendment S6M-13041.2, i…
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 01 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 01 May 2024
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-13041.2, in the name of Douglas Ross, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13041, in the name …
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-13041Original motion30 Apr 2024 · Motion For Debate · Yousaf, HumzaThat the Parliament welcomes the report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into the pension injustices on women born in the 1950s; agrees that the UK Government must now urgently deliver on the ombudsman’s recommendations to pay compensation in full to those women without delay; echoes the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WAS...
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S6M-13041.2Selected itemDefeated 31/7401 May 2024 · Amendment · Ross, DouglasAs an amendment to motion S6M-13041 in the name of Humza Yousaf (WASPI: Women Against State Pension Inequality), leave out from “the UK Government” to end and insert “this is a substantial report, which specifically considered the communication of changes about the state pension age for women by the Department for Work and Pensions; call...