Mr Rowley says there must be the resources to deliver on actions in teaching, ending cuts at the local level and bringing back teachers assistants.

The Labour MSPs says he support the plans but the cuts to local government must be stopped.

He says disabled people in Scotland make a huge contribution to society and it is "despicable" that disabled people have had to bear the brunt of UK government welfare reform

Mr Rowley lambasts the language of "shirkers and scivers" and highlights the increase of hate crime against disabled people. 

Labour MSP Alex Rowley says his party welcomes the delivery plan, its approach and actions. 

Mr Rowley says this debate is important but it is also important that progress on the delivery plan is made. 

The Labour MSP says he hopes the minister will give more information on progress in summing up. 

He says he is less than convinced that the current commitment from the government on social housing will deliver the numbers or housing required. 

Mr Rowley says there are issues in education where those with additional needs are not reaching their full potential in schools. 

Labour MSP Alex Rowley uses his amendment to say that he is particularly concerned at the Equalities and Human Rights Commission's findings.

Mr Rowley says that the welfare reforms imposed by the Westminster government have resulted in a 'particularly disproportionate, cumulative impact on the rights to independent living and an adequate standard of living for disabled people'.

The Labour MSP condemns the cuts, which have caused major harm to the rights of disabled people. 

Here is Labour MSP Alex Rowley's amendment.

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Mr Tomkins says the UK government is "rightly proud" of supporting disabled people to live more independently.

The Tory MSP says the Conservative government spends £50bn on benefits to support disabled people,£6bn more than the previous Labour UK governemnt.

He says: "It's time now for action, not words, from Jeane Freeman and her ministerial colleagues."

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Mr Tomkins says the committee learned that there are children with physical disabilities but no learning disabilities leaving school with no qualifications.

Ms Constance intervenes to say Mr Tomkins has a cheek to talk about child poverty and says positive school leaver destinations for those with additional needs has increased.

Mr Tomkins says there has been a reduction in the number of specialist staff in classrooms and specialist services.

The Tory MSP says if the Scottish government is failing all children in education then it is especially failing those with additional needs. 

Tory MSP Adam Tomkins says Scottish school children with additional needs are finding barriers erected not removed.

Mr Tomkins says functional literacy is on the increaase.

He says the number of additional support needs teachers has reduced as has the number of educational psychologists.

He says the Education Committee's conclusions were a "damning indictment" and it should "shame" the SNP.

Tory MSP Adam Tomkins says this is the second time this has been debated and the minister made a number of commitments during the last debate in December.

Mr Tomkins lists the commitments made "almost six months ago" and says the minister has given "precious little" updates on those commitments. 

The Tory MSP says the Scottish government has cut concessionary travel and that it is "all froth and no beer" on its promises. 

He says the government should get on with its day job and use the powers that have been devolved. 

Tory MSP Adam Tomkins uses his amendment to note the UK government’s document, Improving Lives, The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper.

Mr Tomkins further notes the Scottish government’s paper, A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People: Our Delivery Plan to 2021 for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Mr Tomkins also notes the UK government’s response to the report of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The Tory MSP says that the parliament debated the Scottish government's paper on 8 December 2016.

He calls on Scottish ministers to provide a full update of the actions that they outlined during that debate.

Here is the Tory amendment.

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Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman detailed the following actions : 

• A new internship programme for disabled people in the Scottish Government from September as part of the 120 place programme in public and third sector and in politics;
• In the first event of its kind to be hosted in Scotland, a major congress will take place in December on disability, employment and the workplace accompanied by a newly announced week-long programme of events which will explore employability issues in depth;
• A new campaign to launch in June to raise awareness among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the benefits of hiring and retaining more disabled people;
• A review, which will report back in the autumn, in to whether the Access to Elected Office Fund could be extended to support disabled people who wish to undertake public service other than standing for elected office. Currently the fund provides financial support to help disabled people overcome extra difficulties they may face in accessing elected office - such as transport costs - with 39 candidates supported in the recent local government elections and 15 elected as councillors.

Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman says there is a lack of awareness about the help and support that is available.

Ms Freeman says next month the government will launch a marketing campaign for employers and disabled employees to address this.

Ms Freeman says it is not only the UK government policies that are wrong but their delivery of those policies too.

The social security minister says this is what the Scottish government is up against and it will remain committed to its "record level of investment."

She says, with the exception of Northern Ireland, Scotland has the largest employability gap in the UK and the government recognise that. 

Ms Freeman says it will set targets and reduce this by half. 

She announces that the government will host week long events in order to speak to employers and move forward. 

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In April we reported that more than 50,000 disabled people have had specially adapted vehicles taken away since changes to disability benefits in 2013.

The Motability scheme entitles disabled people to lease a specially adapted new car, scooter or powered wheelchair using part of their benefit.

But the charity says that 51,000 people have had vehicles taken away since the benefits system was changed in 2013.

The government says there are more people on the scheme now than in 2010.

Changes to the assessment process came in five years ago when personal independence payments (PIPs) were launched to replace the disability living allowance (DLA).

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Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman lists the cuts to welfare from the UK government, including reducing motability vehicles, the bedroom tax and the two child tax credit cap.

Tory MSP Jeremy Balfour says people are losing their motability cars as the assessment has gone from can they walk 100 yards to can they walk 50 yards and he asks what criteria Ms freeman would use. 

Ms Freeman says the UK government is using a "completely arbitrary assessment" on how people are determined if they can need a car.

Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman says for most of us, having a job reflects who we are and that is no different for disabled people who want to use their talents and skills for employment.

Ms Freeman says in 14 weeks time the UN Committee will investigate measures in place for disabled people in Scotland. 

The social security minister says the same committee criticised the UK government for the way it treats disabled people.

"Disabled people are under attack from the UK government," she says. 

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Deputy Presiding Officer Christine Grahame reminds MSPs this debate is being relayed in BSL..

Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman says disabled people are one fifth of Scotland's population.

Ms Freeman says there are too many barriers to disabled people reaching their potential with the biggest problem being "our attitude".

She says there needs to be "transformational change". 

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Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman uses her motion to highlight the valuable contribution that disabled people make to Scottish society and Scotland as a whole.

Ms Freeman says that ransformational change is needed in order for disabled people to realise their full potential

The social security minister says that this can be achieved by working with disabled people and their organisations.

She supports the co-production approach and actions set out in A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People: Our Delivery Plan to 2021 for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Here is the government motion. 

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