Motion · S5M-23591 · 3 Dec 2020
Cuts to Overseas Aid Budget
The motion
That the Parliament expresses concern at reports that the UK Government plans to reduce the overseas aid budget from 0.7% of GDP to 0.5%; calls on the UK Government to reconsider these plans as, it believes, this will impact millions of people in the world’s most deprived places through not having access to clean water, children not being able to have vaccinations and there being a disproportionate impact on the education of girls; considers that the COVID-19 pandemic has already had a devastating impact on the world’s poorest communities, and believes that such a decision will only exacerbate them further.
Supporters (21)
- Sarah Boyack 3 Dec 2020
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 3 Dec 2020
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 3 Dec 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 3 Dec 2020
- Iain Gray 3 Dec 2020
- Bill Kidd 3 Dec 2020
- Monica Lennon 3 Dec 2020
- Lewis Macdonald 3 Dec 2020
- John Mason 3 Dec 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 3 Dec 2020
- Alex Neil 3 Dec 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 3 Dec 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 4 Dec 2020
- John Finnie 4 Dec 2020
- Alex Rowley 4 Dec 2020
- Colin Smyth 4 Dec 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 5 Dec 2020
- Mark McDonald 7 Dec 2020
- Elaine Smith 7 Dec 2020
- Ruth Maguire 10 Dec 2020
- Neil Bibby Scottish Labour 11 Dec 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.