Decision Time

– in the Scottish Parliament at on 26 April 2017.

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Photo of Kenneth Macintosh Kenneth Macintosh Labour

The first question is, that amendment S5M-05312.2, in the name of Shona Robison, which seeks to amend motion S5M-05312, in the name of Alison Johnstone, on carers and social care, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 1 Decision Time

Aye: 66 MSPs

No: 44 MSPs

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The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 66, Against 44, Abstentions 0.

Amendment agreed to.

I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Annie Wells is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Colin Smyth falls. The next question is, that amendment S5M-05312.1, in the name of Annie Wells, which seeks to amend motion S5M-05312, in the name of Alison Johnstone, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 2 Decision Time

Aye: 28 MSPs

No: 82 MSPs

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No: A-Z by last name

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 28, Against 82, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S5M-05312.3, in the name of Colin Smyth, which seeks to amend motion S5M-05312, in the name of Alison Johnstone, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 3 Decision Time

Aye: 48 MSPs

No: 62 MSPs

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No: A-Z by last name

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 48, Against 62, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that motion S5M-05312, in the name of Alison Johnstone, on carers and social care, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 4 Decision Time

Aye: 82 MSPs

No: 28 MSPs

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No: A-Z by last name

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 82, Against 28, Abstentions 0.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament believes that there remains a vast gap between the value of care and the support or pay that carers receive; further believes that nobody should face poverty because of the care they give; supports calls for the Scottish Government to provide more practical support to young carers, greater financial support to young adult carers in education and a carers allowance for unpaid carers that is increased in value, available more widely and does not count as income when assessing benefits and care charges; believes that quality social care is essential to many people’s health, dignity and control; welcomes that work to explore the extension of free personal care to people under 65 who would benefit from it is underway; notes recent investments to make care charges fairer and calls on all local authorities to ensure that they are as flexible as possible in the withdrawal of charges; believes that all local authorities should ensure that all staff providing social care are paid at least the real Living Wage, as set by the independent Living Wage Foundation, with a view to providing better conditions and structures for career development to help recruit and retain staff, and further believes that, if Scotland loses access to the single market due to Brexit, and with it freedom of movement, that this will pose a serious recruitment challenge for social care.

The final question is, that motion S5M-05333, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on the approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 5 Decision Time

Aye: 104 MSPs

No: 6 MSPs

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The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 104, Against 6, Abstentions 0.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 [draft] be approved.