Spending on Welfare Benefits
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of spending on welfare benefits. Specific matters voted on include a cap on the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year, the rate of increase of various benefits, and the operation of specific benefits.
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Alex Salmond almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Alex Salmond voted to make the removal of the work-related activity component from employment and support allowance conditional on an impact assessment and to require Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Alex Salmond voted to make the removal of the limited capability for work element of universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and to require Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Alex Salmond was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 13 — Employment and Support Allowance: Work-Related Activity Component
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Alex Salmond was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 14 — Universal Credit: Limited Capability for Work Element
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Alex Salmond voted against reducing the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Alex Salmond voted to retain the "work-related activity component" in the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Alex Salmond voted to retain the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Alex Salmond voted against reducing the household benefit cap, against freezing the rate of many working-age benefits, against reducing social rents in England and against other changes to the benefits system.
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On 15 Sep 2015:
Alex Salmond voted against reducing the amounts people are paid in tax credits.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Alex Salmond was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Decline Second Reading
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Alex Salmond voted against reducing the household benefit cap, against freezing the rate of many working-age benefits, against reducing social rents in England and against other changes to the benefits system.
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On 14 Jul 2015:
Alex Salmond voted against the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, increased the minimum wage, replaced student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
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On 16 Nov 2016:
Alex Salmond was absent for a vote on Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance — Analysis of Impact of Changes on Those with Different Incomes
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Alex Salmond was absent for a vote on Housing Benefit Cuts — Supported Housing
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Alex Salmond voted against reducing public borrowing and against capping welfare spending.
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On 8 Jun 2016:
Alex Salmond voted against reductions in benefits for disabled and ill claimants required to participate in activities intended to increase their chances of obtaining work.
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On 26 May 2016:
Alex Salmond was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Human Rights — Steel Industry — Budget Setting Principle
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On 27 Jan 2016:
Alex Salmond was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Application of Housing Benefit Cuts to Supported Housing
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On 6 Jan 2016:
Alex Salmond was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Universal Credit Work Allowance — Decision to Cut
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On 18 Nov 2015:
Alex Salmond voted against proposed cuts to tax credits and for investment aimed at growing a productive economy focused on science, technology and green jobs.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Alex Salmond voted for a transitional scheme to protect those currently receiving tax credits as reductions in the amounts paid are brought in.
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On 20 Oct 2015:
Alex Salmond voted against an impending reduction in the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 14 Oct 2015:
Alex Salmond voted against reducing public borrowing and against capping welfare spending.
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On 4 Jun 2015:
Alex Salmond voted against proposed spending cuts and changes to the welfare system and against spending on new nuclear weapons.
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