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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament 29 March 2017

29 Mar 2017 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Decision Time
Macintosh, Ken NPA West Scotland Watch on SPTV

The next question is, that motion S5M-04920, in the name of Tavish Scott, on education, as amended, be agreed to.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament understands that the Scottish Government’s next steps document on educational governance is to be published in June 2017 and, in advance of this, calls for serious consideration to be given to the inspection and policy functions of Education Scotland to be separated and for a reorganisation of the SQA in recognition of the concerns expressed by the teaching profession to the Education and Skills Committee.

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The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh) NPA
We come to decision time. The first question is, that amendment S5M-04920.1, in the name of John Swinney, which seeks to amend motion S5M-04920, in the name ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division is: For 68, Against 53, Abstentions 0. Amendment agreed to.
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that motion S5M-04920, in the name of Tavish Scott, on education, as amended, be agreed to. Motion, as amended, agreed to, That the P...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The third question involves a pre-emption. If the amendment in the name of Keith Brown is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Dean Lockhart will fall. T...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division is: For 63, Against 55, Abstentions 3. Amendment agreed to.
The Presiding Officer NPA
The amendment in the name of Dean Lockhart is pre-empted. The next question is, that amendment S5M-04919.3, in the name of Jackie Baillie, which seeks to am...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Beamish, Cla...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division is: For 58, Against 63, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that motion S5M-04919, in the name of Willie Rennie, on censure and apology on the anniversary of the Chinese agreement, as amended, be...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division is: For 64, Against 54, Abstentions 3. Motion, as amended, agreed to, That the Parliament notes that 21 March 2017 marked one ye...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that Parliamentary Bureau motions S5M-04941 to S5M-04944, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, be agreed to. Motions agreed to, That the ...