Decision Time

– in the Scottish Parliament at on 13 August 2014.

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There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business.

The first question is, that amendment S4M-10777.4, in the name of Jackie Baillie, which seeks to amend motion S4M-10777, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on welfare, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

Division number 1 Decision Time

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 27, Against 82, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S4M-10777.2, in the name of Alex Johnstone, which seeks to amend motion S4M-10777, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on welfare, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

There will be a division.

Division number 2 Decision Time

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 17, Against 92, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that motion S4M-10777, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on welfare, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

There will be a division.

Division number 3 Decision Time

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 65, Against 44, Abstentions 0.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament notes the damaging and destructive impact of the UK Government’s welfare policies on women, children, disabled people and communities across Scotland; further notes that the worst of the cuts are still to come and that all three of the main UK unionist parties are determined to pursue this cuts agenda; recognises that an additional 100,000 children will be pushed into poverty, after housing costs, by 2020 as a result of these policies; also recognises that, by 2018, thousands of disability living allowance (DLA) claimants in Scotland will lose some or all their disability benefits as a result of the replacement of DLA with the personal independence payment; welcomes the fact that the Scottish Government has pledged to halt the roll-out of universal credit and personal independence payments, and recognises that only with the full powers of independence can the UK Government welfare cuts be halted.

The final question is, that motion S4M-10780, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (Modification of Duties and Powers) Regulations 2014 [draft] be approved.