Motion
Scottish Government Priorities: Eradicating Child Poverty
S6M-13566 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Swinney, John
Lodged on
10 Jun 2024Heard / answered on
11 Jun 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 11 Jun 2024
That the Parliament agrees that eradicating child poverty is a national mission for the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and society; welcomes the progress made in delivering the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-2026, with spend benefitting children in low-income households increasing to an estimated £1.4 billion in 2023; recognises the balance of action required across the three drivers of poverty reduction, which are income from employment, the cost of living and income from social security, as well as the need to drive improvements in wellbeing and outcomes for children and families; warns of the threat that UK Government austerity poses to the action and ambition of the Scottish Government in eradicating child poverty; notes modelling that estimates that 100,000 children will be kept out of relative poverty in the current year as a result of Scottish Government policies; further notes modelling that estimates that a further 40,000 children in Scotland could be lifted out of poverty were the UK Government to make key changes to social security, including by introducing an Essentials Guarantee and abolishing the two-child limit, and calls on the incoming UK administration to work collaboratively with the Scottish Government and to follow Scotland’s lead in taking ambitious anti-poverty action.
Backed by
Supported by 4 additional MSPs
SNP 4
Lodged by
Swinney, John
(Scottish National Party).
- Hepburn, Jamie (SNP)
- McLennan, Paul (SNP)
- Somerville, Shirley-Anne (SNP)
- Stewart, Kaukab (SNP)
Final vote on motion (no amendments carried)
11 Jun 2024
Carried
Show MSPs
For
63Against
27Abstain
24Not voted
15Amendments were lodged but none were carried; the motion was decided as originally lodged.
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That the Parliament agrees that eradicating child poverty is a national mission for the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and society; welcomes the progress made in delivering the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-2026, with spend benefitting children in low-income households increasing to an estimated £1.4 billion in 2023; recognises the balance of action required across the three drivers of poverty reduction, which are income from employment, the cost of living and income from social security, as well as the need to drive improvements in wellbeing and outcomes for children and families; warns of the threat that UK Government austerity poses to the action and ambition of the Scottish Government in eradicating child poverty; notes modelling that estimates that 100,000 children will be kept out of relative poverty in the current year as a result of Scottish Government policies; further notes modelling that estimates that a further 40,000 children in Scotland could be lifted out of poverty were the UK Government to make key changes to social security, including by introducing an Essentials Guarantee and abolishing the two-child limit, and calls on the incoming UK administration to work collaboratively with the Scottish Government and to follow Scotland’s lead in taking ambitious anti-poverty action.
In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 4 contributions reference this
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 11 Jun 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 11 June 2024
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-13566, in the name of John Swinney, on Scottish Government priorities: eradicating child poverty. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate …
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 11 Jun 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 11 June 2024
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-13566.3, in the name of Douglas Ross, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13566, in the name…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 11 Jun 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 11 June 2024
The next question is, that amendment S6M-13566.2, in the name of Paul O’Kane, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13566, in the name of John Swinney, on Scottish Government priorities: eradicating child …
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 11 Jun 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 11 June 2024
The final question is, that motion S6M-13566, in the name of John Swinney, on Scottish Government priorities: eradicating child poverty, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-13566Selected itemCarried 63/2710 Jun 2024 · Motion For Debate · Swinney, JohnThat the Parliament agrees that eradicating child poverty is a national mission for the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and society; welcomes the progress made in delivering the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-2026, with spend benefitting children in low-income households increasing to an estimated £...
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S6M-13566.1Linked amendment/item10 Jun 2024 · Amendment · Chapman, MaggieAs an amendment to motion S6M-13566 in the name of John Swinney (Scottish Government Priorities: Eradicating Child Poverty), leave out from "with spend" to end and insert "but notes with deep concern the findings in the report, Child Poverty Delivery Plan progress 2023-2024, by the Poverty and Inequality Commission that it is unlikely that interim targets...
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S6M-13566.2Linked amendment/itemDefeated 21/9310 Jun 2024 · Amendment · O'Kane, PaulAs an amendment to motion S6M-13566 in the name of John Swinney (Scottish Government Priorities: Eradicating Child Poverty), leave out from first "eradicating" to end and insert "child poverty should be a national mission for the Scottish Government, but deeply regrets that after 17 years of a Scottish National Party (SNP) administration, child poverty le...
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S6M-13566.3Linked amendment/itemDefeated 27/8710 Jun 2024 · Amendment · Ross, DouglasAs an amendment to motion S6M-13566 in the name of John Swinney (Scottish Government Priorities: Eradicating Child Poverty), leave out from "warns" to end and insert "notes that around 24% of children live in poverty in Scotland and that this rate has remained largely unchanged since 2007; recognises that the number of children in temporary accommodation ...