Motion
Supporting Households with Cost of Living Pressures and Rising Energy Bills
S6M-16750.4 · Amendment · lodged by O'Kane, Paul
Lodged on
10 Mar 2025Heard / answered on
11 Mar 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 11 Mar 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-16750 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Supporting Households with Cost of Living Pressures and Rising Energy Bills), leave out from “notes” to end and insert “recognises that there are significant cost of living pressures in the UK and globally; further recognises the impact that rising energy bills have for families and communities across Scotland; welcomes the recent announcement by the UK Labour administration that it is expanding the £150 Warm Home Discount scheme so that 220,000 more Scottish households receive help to reduce energy costs; further welcomes the other support delivered by the UK Labour administration, including an extra £41 million in funding this past winter for the Scottish Government and delivering a record budget settlement for Scotland; demands that the Scottish Government works to urgently introduce greater support in the short term and accelerate insulating and decarbonising homes to bring down energy bills in the long term, and calls on the Scottish Government to deliver the policies that the Scottish Labour Party is calling for, such as scrapping peak rail fares, delivering affordable housing and keeping council tax low while boosting Scotland’s energy security through its sprint to clean power to keep bills low.”
Lodged by
O'Kane, Paul
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
11 Mar 2025
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
19Against
88Abstain
0Not voted
22In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Paul O’Kane
Lab
Chamber
· 11 Mar 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 11 March 2025
The cabinet secretary is shouting at me from a sedentary position, but she could not answer any of the questions that I put to her. I am trying to say that ensuring that we have a strong energy mix a…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 11 Mar 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 11 March 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-16750.4, in the name of Paul O’Kane, which seeks to amend motion S6M-16750, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on supporting households with cost of livi…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 11 Mar 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 11 March 2025
The result of the division on amendment S6M-16750.4, in the name of Paul O’Kane, is: For 19, Against 88, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-16750Original motion10 Mar 2025 · Motion For Debate · Somerville, Shirley-AnneThat the Parliament notes that Ofgem’s energy price cap has soared to £1,849 for the average household, which is the third increase in a row and 9.4% (£159) higher than this time last year; recognises that this will compound cost of living pressures for households across Scotland; welcomes the Scottish Government’s action in the re...
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S6M-16750.4Selected itemDefeated 19/8810 Mar 2025 · Amendment · O'Kane, PaulAs an amendment to motion S6M-16750 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Supporting Households with Cost of Living Pressures and Rising Energy Bills), leave out from “notes” to end and insert “recognises that there are significant cost of living pressures in the UK and globally; further recognises the impact that rising energy bills h...