Universal Credit
- Submitted by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-19939
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Motions as amended
That the Parliament agrees that universal credit, the two-child limit and the benefits cap should be scrapped in Scotland and across the UK, alongside the abhorrent ‘rape clause’, the benefit sanctions regime and the ‘bedroom tax’; notes estimates that UK Government social security spending will reduce by £3.7 billion by next year, and believes that an independent Scotland with full powers over social security can ensure that Scotland has a social security system that is built with the people of Scotland to meet their needs.
Supported by:
Mark Griffin
Vote
Result 65 for, 46 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 58 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 4 did not vote
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- Adam, George
- Adamson, Clare
- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Arthur, Tom
- Beattie, Colin
- Brown, Keith
- Campbell, Aileen
- Coffey, Willie
- Constance, Angela
- Crawford, Bruce
- Cunningham, Roseanna
- Dey, Graeme
- Doris, Bob
- Dornan, James
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fabiani, Linda
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Forbes, Kate
- Freeman, Jeane
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gilruth, Jenny
- Gougeon, Mairi
- Grahame, Christine
- Harper, Emma
- Haughey, Clare
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- Lyle, Richard
- MacDonald, Angus
- MacDonald, Gordon
- MacGregor, Fulton
- Mackay, Derek
- Mackay, Rona
- Macpherson, Ben
- Maguire, Ruth
- Martin, Gillian
- Mason, John
- McAlpine, Joan
- McMillan, Stuart
- Neil, Alex
- Paterson, Gil
- Regan, Ash
- Robison, Shona
- Ross, Gail
- Russell, Michael
- Somerville, Shirley-Anne
- Stevenson, Stewart
- Stewart, Kevin
- Sturgeon, Nicola
- Swinney, John
- Todd, Maree
- Torrance, David
- Watt, Maureen
- Wheelhouse, Paul
- Yousaf, Humza
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 24 against
- 0 abstained
- 7 did not vote
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- Balfour, Jeremy
- Ballantyne, Michelle
- Bowman, Bill
- Briggs, Miles
- Burnett, Alexander
- Carlaw, Jackson
- Chapman, Peter
- Corry, Maurice
- Davidson, Ruth
- Fraser, Murdo
- Golden, Maurice
- Greene, Jamie
- Halcro Johnston, Jamie
- Hamilton, Rachael
- Harris, Alison
- Kerr, Liam
- Lindhurst, Gordon
- Mason, Tom
- Mountain, Edward
- Simpson, Graham
- Smith, Liz
- Stewart, Alexander
- Tomkins, Adam
- Whittle, Brian
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Scottish Labour
- 0 for
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- 0 abstained
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- Baillie, Jackie
- Baker, Claire
- Boyack, Sarah
- Fee, Mary
- Findlay, Neil
- Grant, Rhoda
- Gray, Iain
- Griffin, Mark
- Johnson, Daniel
- Kelly, James
- Lamont, Johann
- Lennon, Monica
- Leonard, Richard
- Macdonald, Lewis
- Marra, Jenny
- Sarwar, Anas
- Smyth, Colin
- Stewart, David
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Scottish Green Party
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0Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Independent
- 1 for
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No Party Affiliation
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Original motion text
That the Parliament agrees that universal credit, the two-child limit and the benefits cap should be scrapped in Scotland and across the UK.
Accepted amendments
Universal Credit - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Supported by: Christina McKelvie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Result 65 for, 46 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated amendments
Universal Credit - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Michelle Ballantyne, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Result 24 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Defeated
Amendments that have not been voted on
Universal Credit - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001