Motion
Programme for Government – Eradicating Child Poverty
S6M-14322.1 · Amendment · lodged by O'Kane, Paul
Lodged on
04 Sep 2024Heard / answered on
05 Sep 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 05 Sep 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-14322 in the name of Jenny Gilruth (Programme for Government – Eradicating Child Poverty), leave out from first "notes" to end and insert "agrees that 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, there are 30,000 more children in poverty; acknowledges that child poverty rates across the UK have risen under the economic mismanagement of the previous Conservative administration, but also recognises that Scotland has its own legally-binding child poverty reduction targets that the SNP administration is likely to miss, despite successive First Ministers declaring action on child poverty to be a priority; notes the damning assessment by Scotland’s Poverty and Inequality Commission that progress from the SNP administration in tackling child poverty “is slow or not evident at all”; is deeply concerned by the Scottish Government’s decision to cut measures that act as barriers to poverty, including cuts to the affordable housing budget, parental employability schemes, the Fuel Insecurity Fund and the freeze to the Scottish Welfare Fund; condemns cuts to education funding, including the Pupil Equity Fund, digital device provision and attainment funding in the poorest local authorities; agrees that there is a need to tackle in-work poverty and so welcomes the work of the UK Labour administration to strengthen workers’ rights, review Universal Credit, build a fairer social security system, and deliver a pay rise for 200,000 of the lowest-paid people in Scotland with a genuine living wage; welcomes the establishment of a cross-government Child Poverty Ministerial Taskforce by the UK Government, and encourages the Scottish Government to work collaboratively to tackle the root causes of poverty across Scotland."
Backed by
Supported by 3 additional MSPs
Lab 3
Lodged by
O'Kane, Paul
(Scottish Labour).
- Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab)
- Marra, Michael (Lab)
- Sweeney, Paul (Lab)
Amendment division result
05 Sep 2024
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
21Against
95Abstain
4Not voted
9In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Paul O’Kane
Lab
Chamber
· 05 Sep 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 September 2024
It would be useful to understand how that figure has been arrived at, because the Deputy First Minister had trouble articulating it this morning on “Good Morning Scotland”. It would also be useful if…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 05 Sep 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 September 2024
I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Paul O’Kane is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Maggie Chapman will fall. The next question is, that amendment S6M-14322.1, in the name …
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 05 Sep 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 September 2024
The result of the division on amendment S6M-14322.1, in the name of Paul O’Kane, is: For 21, Against 95, Abstentions 4. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-14322Original motion03 Sep 2024 · Motion For Debate · Gilruth, JennyThat the Parliament notes the actions set out in the Programme for Government 2024-25 that focus on eradicating child poverty as the single greatest priority for the Scottish Government; recognises that sustained and cohesive effort is needed across all levels of government and in all parts of society to deliver on this national mission, especially a...
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S6M-14322.1Selected itemDefeated 21/9504 Sep 2024 · Amendment · O'Kane, PaulAs an amendment to motion S6M-14322 in the name of Jenny Gilruth (Programme for Government – Eradicating Child Poverty), leave out from first "notes" to end and insert "agrees that 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, there a...