Supporting Scotland’s Colleges
- Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-13091
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Motions as amended
That the Parliament recognises that colleges are vital to Scotland’s economy and play a crucial role in supporting learners, creating flexible routes into employment, developing a skilled workforce and delivering sustainable economic growth; understands that the process of post-school education reform provides opportunities to further enhance the role that Scotland’s colleges play in the economy and society, including enhancing their role in developing the green skills that Scotland needs for the just transition, and agrees that any proposals for changes to funding must be clear from where else in the Scottish Government’s budget the resource would be taken, particularly in the context of 14 years of UK Government austerity.
Supported by:
Tim Eagle, Roz McCall, Graham Simpson, Annie Wells
Vote
Result 62 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 61 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 2 did not vote
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- Adam, George
- Adam, Karen
- Adamson, Clare
- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Arthur, Tom
- Beattie, Colin
- Brown, Keith
- Brown, Siobhian
- Callaghan, Stephanie
- Coffey, Willie
- Constance, Angela
- Dey, Graeme
- Don, Natalie
- Doris, Bob
- Dornan, James
- Dunbar, Jackie
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fairlie, Jim
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Forbes, Kate
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gilruth, Jenny
- Gougeon, Mairi
- Grahame, Christine
- Gray, Neil
- Harper, Emma
- Haughey, Clare
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Kidd, Bill
- MacDonald, Gordon
- MacGregor, Fulton
- Mackay, Rona
- Macpherson, Ben
- Maguire, Ruth
- Martin, Gillian
- Mason, John
- Matheson, Michael
- McAllan, Màiri
- McKee, Ivan
- McKelvie, Christina
- McLennan, Paul
- McMillan, Stuart
- McNair, Marie
- Minto, Jenni
- Nicoll, Audrey
- Robertson, Angus
- 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
- Yousaf, Humza
Against
0Abstained
0Did not vote
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Lochhead, Richard
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 29 against
- 0 abstained
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- Balfour, Jeremy
- Briggs, Miles
- Burnett, Alexander
- Carlaw, Jackson
- Carson, Finlay
- Dowey, Sharon
- Eagle, Tim
- Findlay, Russell
- Fraser, Murdo
- Gallacher, Meghan
- Golden, Maurice
- Gosal, Pam
- Halcro Johnston, Jamie
- Hamilton, Rachael
- Hoy, Craig
- 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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- Greene, Jamie
- Gulhane, Sandesh
Scottish Labour
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- Baillie, Jackie
- Baker, Claire
- Bibby, Neil
- Boyack, Sarah
- Choudhury, Foysol
- Clark, Katy
- Duncan-Glancy, Pam
- Grant, Rhoda
- Griffin, Mark
- Johnson, Daniel
- Leonard, Richard
- Marra, Michael
- McNeill, Pauline
- Mochan, Carol
- O'Kane, Paul
- Sarwar, Anas
- Smyth, Colin
- Sweeney, Paul
- Villalba, Mercedes
- Whitfield, Martin
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0Did not vote
- Lennon, Monica
- Rowley, Alex
Scottish Green Party
- 0 for
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- Burgess, Ariane
- Chapman, Maggie
- Greer, Ross
- Harvie, Patrick
- Mackay, Gillian
- Ruskell, Mark
- Slater, Lorna
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0Scottish Liberal Democrats
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- Cole-Hamilton, Alex
- McArthur, Liam
- Rennie, Willie
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- Wishart, Beatrice
No Party Affiliation
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- Johnstone, Alison
Alba Party
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- Regan, Ash
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0Original motion text
That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Government’s approach to funding and resourcing Scotland’s colleges must change in response to the existential threat that its previous approach has created; notes the role that colleges play in powering the regional and national economy, while operating without the necessary flexibility and support that they need, and recognises that colleges are vital to Scotland’s economy and play a crucial role in supporting learners, creating flexible routes into employment, developing a skilled workforce and delivering sustainable economic growth.
Amendments that have not been voted on
Supporting Scotland’s Colleges - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Supporting Scotland’s Colleges - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Supported by: Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Supporting Scotland’s Colleges - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Supported by: Natalie Don, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 8, 2024