Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System - Amendment
- Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2023
- Motion reference: S6M-11635.1
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 13 December 2023
As an amendment to motion S6M-11635 in the name of Liam Kerr (Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System), insert at end "; considers that there is an urgent need for action to reverse the widening inequalities as highlighted by Scotland's performance in the 2022 PISA results, and recognises the excellence of Scotland's teachers against a backdrop of Scottish Government failures."
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Result 54 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
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- Adam, George
- Adam, Karen
- Adamson, Clare
- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Arthur, Tom
- Beattie, Colin
- Brown, Keith
- Callaghan, Stephanie
- Coffey, Willie
- Constance, Angela
- Dey, Graeme
- Don, Natalie
- Doris, Bob
- Dornan, James
- Dunbar, Jackie
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fairlie, Jim
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Forbes, Kate
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gilruth, Jenny
- Gray, Neil
- Harper, Emma
- Haughey, Clare
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- MacDonald, Gordon
- MacGregor, Fulton
- Mackay, Rona
- Macpherson, Ben
- Maguire, Ruth
- Martin, Gillian
- Mason, John
- McAllan, Màiri
- McKee, Ivan
- McKelvie, Christina
- McLennan, Paul
- McMillan, Stuart
- McNair, Marie
- Minto, Jenni
- Nicoll, Audrey
- Robison, Shona
- Roddick, Emma
- Somerville, Shirley-Anne
- Stevenson, Collette
- Stewart, Kaukab
- Stewart, Kevin
- Sturgeon, Nicola
- Swinney, John
- Thomson, Michelle
- Todd, Maree
- Torrance, David
- Tweed, Evelyn
- Whitham, Elena
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- Brown, Siobhian
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Gougeon, Mairi
- Grahame, Christine
- Matheson, Michael
- Robertson, Angus
- Yousaf, Humza
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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- Balfour, Jeremy
- Briggs, Miles
- Burnett, Alexander
- Cameron, Donald
- Carlaw, Jackson
- Carson, Finlay
- Dowey, Sharon
- Findlay, Russell
- Fraser, Murdo
- Gallacher, Meghan
- Golden, Maurice
- Gosal, Pam
- Greene, Jamie
- Gulhane, Sandesh
- Halcro Johnston, Jamie
- Hamilton, Rachael
- Kerr, Liam
- Kerr, Stephen
- Lumsden, Douglas
- McCall, Roz
- Mountain, Edward
- Mundell, Oliver
- Ross, Douglas
- Simpson, Graham
- Smith, Liz
- Stewart, Alexander
- Webber, Sue
- Wells, Annie
- White, Tess
- Whittle, Brian
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Scottish Labour
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- Bibby, Neil
- Boyack, Sarah
- Choudhury, Foysol
- Clark, Katy
- Duncan-Glancy, Pam
- Grant, Rhoda
- Griffin, Mark
- Johnson, Daniel
- Lennon, Monica
- Leonard, Richard
- Marra, Michael
- McNeill, Pauline
- Mochan, Carol
- O'Kane, Paul
- Rowley, Alex
- Sarwar, Anas
- Smyth, Colin
- Sweeney, Paul
- Villalba, Mercedes
- Whitfield, Martin
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- Baker, Claire
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- Slater, Lorna
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- Cole-Hamilton, Alex
- McArthur, Liam
- Rennie, Willie
- Wishart, Beatrice
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Related motion
Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, December 11, 2023
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Stephen Kerr, Roz McCall, Tess White
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Result 64 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed
Accepted related amendments
Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Result 64 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed
Amendments that have not been voted on
Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 13, 2023