Motion
Addressing Child Poverty Through Education
S6M-16330.3 · Amendment · lodged by Duncan-Glancy, Pam
Lodged on
04 Feb 2025Heard / answered on
05 Feb 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 05 Feb 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-16330 in the name of Jenny Gilruth (Addressing Child Poverty Through Education), leave out from ", which is" to end and insert "; commends Scotland’s teachers and schools for their work; notes that the poverty-related attainment gap has not improved in P1 and is the widest it has ever been at Higher level; further notes that the Scottish Government’s failure to plan for the school workforce has meant that teachers are often overworked and children are unsupported; expresses its disappointment at what it sees as the Scottish National Party’s broken promise of rolling out free school meals to all P6 and P7 pupils; believes that education should set young people on the path to opportunities for their future and can help lift people out of poverty; understands that 'Scotland’s colleges play a particularly important role in supporting learners from more deprived communities to access learning', as described by Audit Scotland, but that the 'financial health of the sector has deteriorated since 2021-22'; welcomes that 100,000 people in Scotland have already received a pay rise thanks to the UK Labour administration’s New Deal for Working People; acknowledges recent analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on the extent of child poverty in Scotland, which observed deficiencies in the key data used to calculate poverty rates and found that 'we will need to go further to reach the 2030-31 targets', and calls on the Scottish Government to work with the UK Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that accurate data is available for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and other organisations to accurately assess the extent of child poverty in Scotland and the impact of policy interventions on it."
Backed by
Supported by 1 additional MSP
Lab 1
Lodged by
Duncan-Glancy, Pam
(Scottish Labour).
- Whitfield, Martin (Lab)
Amendment division result
05 Feb 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
19Against
102Abstain
0Not voted
8In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 4 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
Chamber
· 05 Feb 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 February 2025
I call Pam Duncan-Glancy to speak to and move amendment S6M-16330.3. 15:37
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Pam Duncan-Glancy (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lab
Chamber
· 05 Feb 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 February 2025
I am pleased to open the debate on behalf of Scottish Labour. As I have said in the Parliament before, education is a great leveller and can determine a person’s life chances—however, so, too, can po…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 05 Feb 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 February 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-16330.3, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, which seeks to amend motion S6M-16330, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on addressing child poverty through education,…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 05 Feb 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 05 February 2025
The result of the division on amendment S6M-16330.3, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, is: For 19, Against 102, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-16330Original motion03 Feb 2025 · Motion For Debate · Gilruth, JennyThat the Parliament notes the critical contribution made by education in eradicating child poverty, which is a national mission and the single greatest priority for the Scottish Government; notes recent analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which highlights that Scotland will see a reduction in child poverty levels in the years ahead due to Sco...
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S6M-16330.3Selected itemDefeated 19/10204 Feb 2025 · Amendment · Duncan-Glancy, PamAs an amendment to motion S6M-16330 in the name of Jenny Gilruth (Addressing Child Poverty Through Education), leave out from ", which is" to end and insert "; commends Scotland’s teachers and schools for their work; notes that the poverty-related attainment gap has not improved in P1 and is the widest it has ever been at Higher level; further notes...