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Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill

  • Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-20484
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 20 January 2026

That the Parliament agrees that the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill be passed.


Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Jenny Gilruth

Vote

Result 75 for, 46 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Arthur, Tom
  • Fairlie, Jim
  • Doris, Bob
  • Constance, Angela
  • Dunbar, Jackie
  • Adam, George
  • Roddick, Emma
  • McKee, Ivan
  • Kidd, Bill
  • Yousaf, Humza
  • Dey, Graeme
  • Don-Innes, Natalie
  • Brown, Keith
  • Gibson, Kenneth
  • Gray, Neil
  • Gilruth, Jenny
  • Haughey, Clare
  • Hepburn, Jamie
  • Dornan, James
  • Adam, Karen
  • Allan, Dr Alasdair
  • Minto, Jenni
  • Martin, Gillian
  • Todd, Maree
  • McNair, Marie
  • McAllan, Màiri
  • McLennan, Paul
  • Whitham, Elena
  • MacDonald, Gordon
  • Mackay, Rona
  • Lochhead, Richard
  • Matheson, Michael
  • Beattie, Colin
  • Adamson, Clare
  • MacGregor, Fulton
  • Brown, Siobhian
  • Somerville, Shirley-Anne
  • Stewart, Kaukab
  • Robison, Shona
  • Stevenson, Collette
  • Robertson, Angus
  • Torrance, David
  • McMillan, Stuart
  • Macpherson, Ben
  • Harper, Emma
  • Hyslop, Fiona
  • Grahame, Christine
  • Ewing, Annabelle
  • Gougeon, Mairi
  • FitzPatrick, Joe
  • Forbes, Kate
  • Coffey, Willie
  • Callaghan, Stephanie
  • Maguire, Ruth
  • Thomson, Michelle
  • Tweed, Evelyn
  • Sturgeon, Nicola
  • Stewart, Kevin
  • Nicoll, Audrey
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Swinney, John

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Findlay, Russell
  • Carson, Finlay
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Gosal, Pam
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie
  • Gulhane, Sandesh
  • Fraser, Murdo
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Webber, Sue
  • White, Tess
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Briggs, Miles
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Lumsden, Douglas
  • Golden, Maurice
  • Whittle, Brian
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Hoy, Craig
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • Stewart, Alexander
  • McCall, Roz
  • Wells, Annie
  • Hamilton, Rachael
  • Eagle, Tim
  • Mountain, Edward
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Smith, Liz
  • Mundell, Oliver

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • Bibby, Neil
  • Griffin, Mark
  • Clark, Katy
  • Leonard, Richard
  • Marra, Michael
  • Whitfield, Martin
  • Russell, Davy
  • Boyack, Sarah
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • Baker, Claire
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Villalba, Mercedes
  • Rowley, Alex
  • Lennon, Monica
  • Johnson, Daniel
  • Mochan, Carol
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • Sweeney, Paul
  • Grant, Rhoda
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Baillie, Jackie
  • Sarwar, Anas

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Chapman, Maggie
  • Greer, Ross
  • Harvie, Patrick
  • Ruskell, Mark
  • Burgess, Ariane
  • Mackay, Gillian
  • Slater, Lorna
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • Mason, John
  • Balfour, Jeremy
  • Ewing, Fergus
Against
  • Choudhury, Foysol
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Regan, Ash
  • Smyth, Colin

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Greene, Jamie
  • McArthur, Liam
  • Wishart, Beatrice
  • Rennie, Willie
  • Cole-Hamilton, Alex
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Reform UK

For
  • Simpson, Graham
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Johnstone, Alison