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Championing Disability Equality and Human Rights

  • Submitted by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-11537
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 05 December 2023

That the Parliament notes the ambition for Scotland to be a world leader in both the legislation for, and realisation of, human rights; recognises the disproportionate impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost of living crisis continue to have on disabled people’s human rights and equality; welcomes the action being taken across the Scottish Government, including reopening the Independent Living Fund in Scotland, with an initial investment of £9 million, and a commitment to develop and implement an Immediate Priorities Plan for Disabled People; notes the recent consultation on a Human Rights Bill to incorporate economic, social and cultural rights and rights for disabled people into Scots law, which, if effectively implemented, will help secure a life of dignity for all, including the most marginalised and disadvantaged; reaffirms the values of Scotland’s National Performance Framework outcomes for disabled people, including protecting human rights, allowing people to live free from discrimination, and creating a fairer, more inclusive Scotland, and commits to listening to the lived experience and expertise of disabled people and to sharing policy development and decision-making in a genuinely inclusive and participatory manner.


Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville

Vote

Result 68 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Angela Constance
  • Angus Robertson
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Bill Kidd
  • Bob Doris
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Clare Haughey
  • Colin Beattie
  • Collette Stevenson
  • David Torrance
  • Elena Whitham
  • Emma Harper
  • Emma Roddick
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • George Adam
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Graeme Dey
  • Ivan McKee
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • James Dornan
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Jenni Minto
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • John Mason
  • John Swinney
  • Karen Adam
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Keith Brown
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Maree Todd
  • Marie McNair
  • Michael Matheson
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Natalie Don
  • Neil Gray
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Paul McLennan
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Shona Robison
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Willie Coffey
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Christine Grahame
  • Clare Adamson
  • Gillian Martin
  • Humza Yousaf
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Richard Lochhead

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Annie Wells
  • Brian Whittle
  • Craig Hoy
  • Douglas Lumsden
  • Douglas Ross
  • Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
  • Edward Mountain
  • Finlay Carson
  • Graham Simpson
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Jamie Greene
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Liam Kerr
  • Liz Smith
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Miles Briggs
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Pam Gosal
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Roz McCall
  • Russell Findlay
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Stephen Kerr
  • Sue Webber
  • Tess White
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Donald Cameron
  • Maurice Golden

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • Alex Rowley
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Carol Mochan
  • Claire Baker
  • Colin Smyth
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Katy Clark
  • Mark Griffin
  • Martin Whitfield
  • Mercedes Villalba
  • Michael Marra
  • Monica Lennon
  • Neil Bibby
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
  • Paul O'Kane
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Richard Leonard
  • Sarah Boyack
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Jackie Baillie

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Lorna Slater
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Ross Greer
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Beatrice Wishart
  • Willie Rennie
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Liam McArthur

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Alba Party

For
  • Ash Regan
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S6M-11537.1

Championing Disability Equality and Human Rights - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, December 4, 2023

Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Result 52 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-11537.2

Championing Disability Equality and Human Rights - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, December 4, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Result 50 for, 64 against, 3 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated