Universal Benefits

As an amendment to motion S4M-04778 in the name of Alex Neil (Universal Benefits), leave out from first "recognises" to end and insert "believes that a fully informed and measured debate on the subject of universal services is necessary; notes the conclusions of the Independent Budget Review and the Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services; believes that the combination of continued financial pressure and demographic change will cause immense challenges for public services, and calls on the Scottish Government to publish, by the end of 2012, the most accurate possible forecasts for spending on universal services in Scotland for each of the next 10 years."