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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Education, Children and Young People Committee


Minutes: 03 December 2025

Wednesday, 03 December 2025

35th Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:00am
End time: 01:36pm
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Published: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Also Present:
  • Stephen Kerr and Ben Macpherson (Minister for Higher and Further Education)

Minutes


1. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 6, Consequential Amendment, Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025


The Committee made no comment.


2. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 9, 10, 11, 12, 132, 13, 145, 16, 17, 36, 182, 18, 187, 188, 191, 197, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23.

The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—

128 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
14B (For 7, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
14 (For 7, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
15 (For 8, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
47 (For 8, Against 2, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—

109 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
113 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
114 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
117 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)
121 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
122 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
123 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
124 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)
125 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
126 (For 2, Against 6, Abstentions 2)
127 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)
129 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
137 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
143 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
150 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
172 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
174 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)
175 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)
189 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
190 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
193 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)
196 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)
198 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
199 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
201 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
205 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)


The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 94, 151, 181 and 206.

The following amendments were not moved: 95, 30, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 31, 32, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 33, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 34, 35, 130, 131, 133, 134,135, 14A, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 146, 147, 148,149, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 173,176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 37, 183, 184, 185, 186, 192, 194, 195, 200, 202, 203, 204, 207, 208, 209, 211 and 210.

The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: Sections 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 and the long title.

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: Sections 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 and 23


The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.


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