Dignity, Fairness and Respect in Disability Benefits - Amendment
- Submitted by: Adam Tomkins, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2016
- Motion reference: S5M-00374.2
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 09 June 2016
As an amendment to motion S5M-00374 in the name of Angela Constance (Dignity, Fairness and Respect in Disability Benefits), leave out from "supports" to end and insert “further welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to implement the Scottish Conservatives' proposal to align carers allowance with jobseeker’s allowance, which will support over 60,000 carers in Scotland; recognises the positive impact that the delivery of short breaks for carers, secured by the Scottish Conservatives in the last parliamentary session, will have in providing crucial respite from their caring roles; acknowledges that disability benefits are not means tested under the current UK government and that benefits related to the additional costs of disability have been uprated every year; understands that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed that there are no plans for further welfare savings over and above those already announced; agrees that the devolution of most disability benefits to the Scottish Parliament will allow Scotland to take a different path if it chooses to, rather than laying blame on the UK Government, and urges the Scottish Government to ensure the smooth transfer of powers for disability benefits and to work collaboratively with other parties and stakeholders to develop a disability benefits system that puts opportunity at its heart, working to reduce the disability employment gap and exploring a new, personalised and integrated approach that supports the most vulnerable in society.”
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Result 29 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
- 0 for
- 60 against
- 0 abstained
- 3 did not vote
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- Aileen Campbell
- Alasdair Allan
- Alex Neil
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Bruce Crawford
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- David Torrance
- Derek Mackay
- Emma Harper
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- Gail Ross
- George Adam
- Gil Paterson
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Humza Yousaf
- Ivan McKee
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jeane Freeman
- Jenny Gilruth
- Joan McAlpine
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- Kate Forbes
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Mark McDonald
- Maureen Watt
- Michael Matheson
- Michael Russell
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lochhead
- Richard Lyle
- Rona Mackay
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Ruth Maguire
- Sandra White
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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- Adam Tomkins
- Alex Johnstone
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Annie Wells
- Brian Whittle
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Ross
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jeremy Balfour
- John Lamont
- John Scott
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Maurice Corry
- Maurice Golden
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Rachael Hamilton
- Ross Thomson
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Scottish Labour
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- Anas Sarwar
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- David Stewart
- Elaine Smith
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Jenny Marra
- Johann Lamont
- Mark Griffin
- Mary Fee
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
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0Related motion
Dignity, Fairness and Respect in Disability Benefits
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Supported by: Jeane Freeman, Kevin Stewart
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, June 9, 2016
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed
Accepted related amendments
Dignity, Fairness and Respect in Disability Benefits - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, June 9, 2016
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed
Amendments that have not been voted on
Dignity, Fairness and Respect in Disability Benefits - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001