Cost of Living Support
- Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 June 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-05106
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Motions as amended
That the Parliament notes that, under the UK Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme, second home owners across Scotland will receive a double payment of the £400 credit for their energy bills; considers that this funding would be better used to support low-income households struggling with the cost of living crisis, and agrees that the Scottish Government, in consultation with COSLA, should examine all options to recover this money through a council tax levy on second homes and long-term empty homes in order to support local cost-of-living responses on a fair and equitable basis.
Supported by:
Pam Duncan-Glancy, Rhoda Grant, Paul Sweeney
Vote
Result 87 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 58 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 6 did not vote
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- Adam, George
- Adam, Karen
- Adamson, Clare
- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Arthur, Tom
- Beattie, Colin
- Brown, Keith
- Brown, Siobhian
- Callaghan, Stephanie
- Coffey, Willie
- Dey, Graeme
- Don, Natalie
- Doris, Bob
- Dunbar, Jackie
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fairlie, Jim
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Forbes, Kate
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gilruth, Jenny
- Gougeon, Mairi
- Grahame, Christine
- Gray, Neil
- Harper, Emma
- Haughey, Clare
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- MacDonald, Gordon
- MacGregor, Fulton
- Mackay, Rona
- Macpherson, Ben
- Maguire, Ruth
- Martin, Gillian
- Mason, John
- McAllan, Màiri
- McKee, Ivan
- McLennan, Paul
- McMillan, Stuart
- McNair, Marie
- Minto, Jenni
- Nicoll, Audrey
- Regan, Ash
- Robertson, Angus
- Robison, Shona
- Roddick, Emma
- Somerville, Shirley-Anne
- Stevenson, Collette
- Stewart, Kaukab
- Stewart, Kevin
- Swinney, John
- Thomson, Michelle
- Todd, Maree
- Torrance, David
- Tweed, Evelyn
- Whitham, Elena
- Yousaf, Humza
Against
0Abstained
0Did not vote
- Constance, Angela
- Dornan, James
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Matheson, Michael
- McKelvie, Christina
- Sturgeon, Nicola
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 29 against
- 0 abstained
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0Against
- Balfour, Jeremy
- Briggs, Miles
- Burnett, Alexander
- Cameron, Donald
- Carlaw, Jackson
- Carson, Finlay
- Dowey, Sharon
- Findlay, Russell
- Fraser, Murdo
- Golden, Maurice
- Gosal, Pam
- Greene, Jamie
- Gulhane, Sandesh
- Hamilton, Rachael
- Hoy, Craig
- Kerr, Liam
- Kerr, Stephen
- Lockhart, Dean
- Lumsden, Douglas
- Mountain, Edward
- Mundell, Oliver
- Ross, Douglas
- Simpson, Graham
- Smith, Liz
- Stewart, Alexander
- Webber, Sue
- Wells, Annie
- White, Tess
- Whittle, Brian
Abstained
0Did not vote
- Gallacher, Meghan
- Halcro Johnston, Jamie
Scottish Labour
- 18 for
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- Baillie, Jackie
- Bibby, Neil
- Boyack, Sarah
- Choudhury, Foysol
- Clark, Katy
- Duncan-Glancy, Pam
- Griffin, Mark
- Johnson, Daniel
- Lennon, Monica
- Leonard, Richard
- McNeill, Pauline
- Mochan, Carol
- O'Kane, Paul
- Rowley, Alex
- Sarwar, Anas
- Smyth, Colin
- Sweeney, Paul
- Villalba, Mercedes
Against
0Abstained
0Did not vote
- Baker, Claire
- Grant, Rhoda
- Marra, Michael
- Whitfield, Martin
Scottish Green Party
- 7 for
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- 0 abstained
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- Burgess, Ariane
- Chapman, Maggie
- Greer, Ross
- Harvie, Patrick
- Mackay, Gillian
- Ruskell, Mark
- Slater, Lorna
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0Abstained
0Did not vote
0Scottish Liberal Democrats
- 4 for
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- 0 abstained
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- Cole-Hamilton, Alex
- McArthur, Liam
- Rennie, Willie
- Wishart, Beatrice
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0No Party Affiliation
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- Johnstone, Alison
Original motion text
That the Parliament notes that, under the UK Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme, second home owners across Scotland will receive a double payment of the £400 credit for their energy bills; considers that this funding would be better used to support low-income households struggling with the cost of living crisis, and calls on the Scottish Government to allow local authorities to recover this money through a one-off increase to the council tax levied on second homes in order to support local cost of living responses.
Accepted amendments
Cost of Living Support - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Supported by: Kate Forbes, Ben Macpherson, Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Result 86 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated amendments
Cost of Living Support - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Result 29 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Defeated