Alison Johnstone
Green
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-08137.2, in the name of Meghan Gallacher, which seeks to amend motion S6M-08137, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on international women’s day 2023, #EmbraceEquity, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The Presiding Officer:
The next question is, that amendment S6M-08137.1, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, which seeks to amend motion S6M-08137, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on international women’s day 2023, #EmbraceEquity, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The next question is, that S6M-08137, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on international women’s day 2023, #EmbraceEquity, as amended, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament welcomes the 2023 International Women’s Day theme of #EmbraceEquity, which recognises that each person has different circumstances, and that there is a need to focus resource and opportunity where it is most needed to reach an equal outcome; recognises that it is the responsibility of everyone to end the discrimination that women and girls face; acknowledges that, while much progress towards achieving equity has been made, there is more to do in Scotland and around the world to achieve and maintain equity; expresses disappointment in the backsliding of women’s rights across the world in the past year, and particularly in Iran and Afghanistan; welcomes the independent Stewart review into increasing women’s participation in entrepreneurship; recognises and takes up the challenges given by the National Advisory Council on Women and Girls to address systemic inequality; further recognises that cultural shifts are needed alongside legislation; recognises the tireless work of organisations and communities across Scotland to promote equity and support all women; agrees that equity is necessary for society and the economy to thrive, and that everyone should work together to embrace equity on, and beyond, International Women’s Day; believes that using Scottish choices to implement split payments for Universal Credit is key to this, and calls on the Scottish Government to provide an update on progress made on this within this calendar year.
The final question is, that motion S6M-08153, in the name of George Adam, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
Màiri McAllan
Scottish National Party
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app froze. I would have voted yes.
The Presiding Officer:
Thank you. We will ensure that that is recorded.
Division number 5
Decision Time
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division on motion S6M-08153, in the name of George Adam, is: For 87, Against 31, Abstentions 0.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Dates and Rent Cap Modification) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.
That concludes decision time.
Members’ business will be published tomorrow, 9 March 2023, as soon as the text is available.
