Challenge Poverty Week (EDM432)

Challenge Poverty Week

EDM number 432 in 2017-19, proposed by Chris Stephens on 18/10/2017.
Categorised under the topic of Incomes and poverty.

That this House recognises Challenge Poverty Week 2017; congratulates the hundreds of organisations taking part in anti poverty work across Scotland; notes that real poverty exists in Scotland today but can be solved by boosting incomes and lowering costs; furthermore acknowledges that as part of this the freeze on benefits should be ended in the upcoming budget; and believes that everyone has a role to play in tackling poverty.

This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Chris Stephens	18/10/2017	Glasgow South West	Scottish National Party	Proposed
Martyn Day	19/10/2017	Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Scottish National Party	Seconded
Jim Shannon	19/10/2017	Strangford	DUP	Seconded
Stewart McDonald	19/10/2017	Glasgow South	Scottish National Party	Seconded
Hugh Gaffney	20/10/2017	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	Labour	Seconded
Ronnie Cowan	23/10/2017	Inverclyde	Scottish National Party	Seconded
David Linden	24/10/2017	Glasgow East	Scottish National Party	Signed
Chris Law	24/10/2017	Dundee West	Scottish National Party	Signed
Alison Thewliss	24/10/2017	Glasgow Central	Scottish National Party	Signed
Alan Brown	25/10/2017	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scottish National Party	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	25/10/2017	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	26/10/2017	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	30/10/2017	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Angus MacNeil	20/11/2017	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Drew Hendry	08/01/2018	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	Scottish National Party	Signed

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