[S3M-3078.1 (Amendment)] Decision Time — 11 Dec 2008 at 17:00

Kenny MacAskill MP, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh voted in the minority (Aye).

This looks like the vote on S3M-3078.1

The description in the bulletin on 2008-12-11 is:

*S3M-3078.1 Adam Ingram: Kinship Care—As an amendment to motion (S3M-3078) in the name of Rhona Brankin, leave out from "to provide" to end and insert "to kinship carers; notes the increase of over 100% of looked-after children since 2000 who live with a kinship carer; recognises the crucial role that these carers play in supporting our most vulnerable children and that they should be supported financially at an equivalent level to foster carers; welcomes work by local authorities towards providing financial support to approved kinship carers of looked-after children using resources provided by central government and further welcomes the work of COSLA and the Association of Directors of Social Work to support the efforts of all local authorities to achieve this; calls on the Scottish Government to work constructively with the UK Government to resolve issues arising out of the interface with United Kingdom benefits legislation, and in this context notes the willingness of United Kingdom ministers to address anomalies in benefits entitlement for kinship carers." Supported by: Fiona Hyslop*

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Text Introducing Division:

The fifth question is, that amendment S3M-3078.1, in the name of Adam Ingram, which seeks to amend motion S3M-3078, in the name of Rhona Brankin, on kinship care, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

No.

There will be a division.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)AbstentionsTurnout
Con1 015100.0%
Green0 20100.0%
Independent0 01100.0%
Lab42 0091.3%
LDem16 00100.0%
SNP0 470100.0%
Total:59 491696.9%

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Jamie McGrigorHighlands and IslandsConno

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