The Impact of UK Government Asylum Policy and Legislation in Scotland - Amendment
- Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-11803.2
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 10 January 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-11803 in the name of Emma Roddick (The Impact of UK Government Asylum Policy and Legislation in Scotland), insert at end “; acknowledges the pressure placed upon local government budgets after a decade of Scottish Government cuts; calls for fair funding settlements from the Scottish Government for local authorities; notes that Scottish Government commitments to provide safe and secure accommodation for refugees must come with support for local authorities to provide suitable long-term housing, and acknowledges that Scottish Government cuts to affordable housing budgets will negatively affect local authorities' ability to provide adequate accommodation for refugees.”
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Result 20 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Vote Defeated
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- Brown, Keith
- Brown, Siobhian
- Callaghan, Stephanie
- Coffey, Willie
- Dey, Graeme
- Don, Natalie
- Doris, Bob
- Dornan, James
- Dunbar, Jackie
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fairlie, Jim
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Forbes, Kate
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gilruth, Jenny
- Gray, Neil
- Harper, Emma
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- Hepburn, Jamie
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- MacDonald, Gordon
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- Macpherson, Ben
- Maguire, Ruth
- Martin, Gillian
- Mason, John
- Matheson, Michael
- McAllan, Màiri
- McKee, Ivan
- McKelvie, Christina
- McLennan, Paul
- McMillan, Stuart
- McNair, Marie
- Minto, Jenni
- Nicoll, Audrey
- Robertson, Angus
- Robison, Shona
- Roddick, Emma
- Somerville, Shirley-Anne
- Stevenson, Collette
- Stewart, Kaukab
- Stewart, Kevin
- Sturgeon, Nicola
- Swinney, John
- Thomson, Michelle
- Todd, Maree
- Torrance, David
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- Kerr, Liam
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- Lumsden, Douglas
- Mountain, Edward
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- Ross, Douglas
- Simpson, Graham
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Related motion
The Impact of UK Government Asylum Policy and Legislation in Scotland
Submitted by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 8, 2024
Supported by: Christina McKelvie, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Result 89 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated related amendments
The Impact of UK Government Asylum Policy and Legislation in Scotland - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Result 30 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Defeated