Motion
UK Government Welfare Reforms
S6M-17242 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Somerville, Shirley-Anne
Lodged on
17 Apr 2025Heard / answered on
23 Apr 2025Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 23 Apr 2025
That the Parliament calls on the UK Labour administration to immediately scrap its damaging social security reforms, as announced in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper; highlights the UK Government’s own impact analysis, which shows that 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, will be pushed into poverty under these plans, and notes the Resolution Foundation’s report that lower-income households are set to become £500 a year poorer, following the UK Government’s Spring Statement 2025.
Backed by
Supported by 2 additional MSPs
SNP 2
Lodged by
Somerville, Shirley-Anne
(Scottish National Party).
- McLennan, Paul (SNP)
- Stewart, Kaukab (SNP)
Final vote on motion (no amendments carried)
23 Apr 2025
Carried
Show MSPs
For
73Against
40Abstain
0Not voted
15Amendments were lodged but none were carried; the motion was decided as originally lodged.
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Possible final motion text as originally lodged
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That the Parliament calls on the UK Labour administration to immediately scrap its damaging social security reforms, as announced in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper; highlights the UK Government’s own impact analysis, which shows that 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, will be pushed into poverty under these plans, and notes the Resolution Foundation’s report that lower-income households are set to become £500 a year poorer, following the UK Government’s Spring Statement 2025.
In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 6 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur)
LD
Chamber
· 23 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 23 April 2025
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-17242, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on the UK Government welfare reforms. I invite members who wish to participate in the debate to pres…
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 23 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 23 April 2025
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Liz Smith is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Paul O’Kane will fall…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 23 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 23 April 2025
I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Liz Smith is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Paul O’Kane will fall. We come to the vote on amendment S6M-17242.3, in the name of Liz Sm…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 23 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 23 April 2025
The next question is, that amendment S6M-17242.1, in the name of Paul O’Kane, which seeks to amend motion S6M-17242, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on UK Government welfare reforms, be agree…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 23 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 23 April 2025
The next question is, that motion S6M-17242, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on UK Government welfare reforms, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 23 Apr 2025 · Meeting of the Parliament 23 April 2025
The result of the division on motion S6M-17242, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on UK Government welfare reforms, is: For 73, Against 40, Abstentions 0. Motion agreed to, That the Parliamen…
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-17242Selected itemCarried 73/4017 Apr 2025 · Motion For Debate · Somerville, Shirley-AnneThat the Parliament calls on the UK Labour administration to immediately scrap its damaging social security reforms, as announced in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper; highlights the UK Government’s own impact analysis, which shows that 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, will be...
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S6M-17242.1Linked amendment/itemDefeated 14/10022 Apr 2025 · Amendment · O'Kane, PaulAs an amendment to motion S6M-17242 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (UK Government Welfare Reforms), leave out from “calls” to end and insert “agrees that any reforms to social security policy must respect the dignity of work, while also being fair and protecting the most vulnerable who are unable to work; notes the Pathways to Wo...
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S6M-17242.2Linked amendment/item22 Apr 2025 · Amendment · Chapman, MaggieAs an amendment to motion S6M-17242 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (UK Government Welfare Reforms), insert at end "; highlights research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which found that 88% of low-income families in receipt of disability benefits went without essentials before these plans were published, and notes that these reforms will disp...
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S6M-17242.3Linked amendment/itemDefeated 27/8222 Apr 2025 · Amendment · Smith, LizAs an amendment to motion S6M-17242 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (UK Government Welfare Reforms), leave out from "calls" to end and insert "notes the most recent concerns highlighted by both the Office for Budget Responsibility and the Scottish Fiscal Commission about the projected substantial increases in UK and Scottish welfare budgets, the re...