Submitted by:
Maree Todd,
Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party.
Date lodged:
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
Motion reference: S5M-21177.3
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 11 March 2020
As an amendment to motion S5M-21177 in the name of Jamie Greene (Expansion of Funded Childcare), leave out from “recognises“ to end and insert “welcomes the findings of the most recent report by the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission, Early learning and childcare Follow-up, that ‘the Scottish Government and councils are making steady progress to deliver the expansion of funded early learning and childcare’; notes that the Scottish Government remains committed to working closely and effectively in partnership with councils to ensure that the expansion to 1,140 hours will be delivered from August 2020; recognises that a major and ambitious transformation programme is always subject to risk and challenges, but that the Scottish Government and councils have robust plans and contingencies in place to address these risks and challenges, and places on record its appreciation of the hard work and commitment of thousands of early learning and childcare professionals across Scotland who are working tirelessly to deliver the expansion while offering high-quality learning and care to young children.”
Vote
Result58 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not voteVote Defeated