Funding for Teachers and Schools in Scotland
Submitted by:
Miles Briggs
Date lodged:
Monday, 28 October 2024
Motion type: Motion For Debate
Motion reference: S6M-15060
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 30 October 2024
That the Parliament believes that the Scottish Government withholding £145 million in funding from local authorities will risk teacher numbers across Scotland declining further; notes that teacher numbers in Scotland have already been declining for two years in a row; acknowledges that many teachers are already struggling to obtain permanent employment; recognises the efforts of the Scottish Teachers for Permanence Campaign, which represents 3,800 teachers searching for permanent work in Scotland; expresses alarm about potential cuts to classroom assistant numbers and the school week due to shortfalls in local authority funding from the Scottish Government, and believes that Scottish Government funding should be used to improve Scotland’s schools.
Supported by: Roz McCall
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61 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
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Scottish National Party
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McMillan, Stuart
McLennan, Paul
Gray, Neil
Fairlie, Jim
Adam, George
Somerville, Shirley-Anne
Brown, Keith
Swinney, John
Mackay, Rona
Lochhead, Richard
Whitham, Elena
Hyslop, Fiona
FitzPatrick, Joe
Coffey, Willie
Sturgeon, Nicola
Matheson, Michael
Robertson, Angus
Dunbar, Jackie
McNair, Marie
McKelvie, Christina
Adamson, Clare
Torrance, David
MacGregor, Fulton
Todd, Maree
Stevenson, Collette
Constance, Angela
Adam, Karen
Gibson, Kenneth
Beattie, Colin
Hepburn, Jamie
Tweed, Evelyn
Stewart, Kevin
Don-Innes, Natalie
Gougeon, Mairi
Ewing, Annabelle
Grahame, Christine
MacDonald, Gordon
Maguire, Ruth
Thomson, Michelle
Minto, Jenni
Martin, Gillian
Arthur, Tom
Macpherson, Ben
McKee, Ivan
Gilruth, Jenny
Haughey, Clare
Brown, Siobhian
McAllan, Màiri
Roddick, Emma
Doris, Bob
Callaghan, Stephanie
Dornan, James
Dey, Graeme
Forbes, Kate
Kidd, Bill
Yousaf, Humza
Nicoll, Audrey
Robison, Shona
Allan, Dr Alasdair
Stewart, Kaukab
Harper, Emma
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Briggs, Miles
Carson, Finlay
Simpson, Graham
Lumsden, Douglas
McCall, Roz
Eagle, Tim
Ross, Douglas
Carlaw, Jackson
Wells, Annie
Dowey, Sharon
Kerr, Liam
Fraser, Murdo
Kerr, Stephen
Findlay, Russell
Hoy, Craig
Mundell, Oliver
Golden, Maurice
Smith, Liz
Greene, Jamie
Stewart, Alexander
Balfour, Jeremy
Webber, Sue
Burnett, Alexander
Gallacher, Meghan
White, Tess
Mountain, Edward
Gosal, Pam
Whittle, Brian
Gulhane, Sandesh
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Hamilton, Rachael
Halcro Johnston, Jamie
Scottish Labour
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Boyack, Sarah
Smyth, Colin
Villalba, Mercedes
Leonard, Richard
Sarwar, Anas
Bibby, Neil
McNeill, Pauline
Rowley, Alex
Duncan-Glancy, Pam
Choudhury, Foysol
Lennon, Monica
Whitfield, Martin
Johnson, Daniel
Griffin, Mark
Sweeney, Paul
Clark, Katy
Mochan, Carol
Baker, Claire
Marra, Michael
Baillie, Jackie
O'Kane, Paul
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Mackay, Gillian
Chapman, Maggie
Ruskell, Mark
Greer, Ross
Slater, Lorna
Harvie, Patrick
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Rennie, Willie
Cole-Hamilton, Alex
Wishart, Beatrice
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Amendments
Motion ref. S6M-15060.3
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Result
62 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
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Motion ref. S6M-15060.1
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Motion ref. S6M-15060.2
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 30, 2024