Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2024
15 May 2024 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Decision Time
The result of the division on motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, is: For 62, Against 61, Abstentions 1.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament is concerned by reported plans to cut teacher posts in a number of local authorities, including Glasgow City Council, where 172 jobs are at risk in 2024, rising to 450 jobs that are to be cut over the next three years; recognises that teacher numbers have fallen, compared with 2007, and that these cuts will have the greatest impact on pupils in the most deprived communities; notes that the target numbers of student teachers in some subjects have not been met; considers that the increasing precarity of teaching as a profession makes it harder to attract and retain high-quality candidates; understands that local authorities require stability of funding to provide permanent teaching roles and drive up standards in education in Scotland, and calls on the Scottish Government to intervene to prevent job losses and publish a comprehensive plan to address gaps in the teaching and school staff workforce to inform future recruitment and retention.
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In the same item of business
The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
There are seven questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-13196.3, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, which ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a vote. There will be a short suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system. 17:31 Meeting suspended. 17:34 On resuming—
The Presiding Officer
NPA
We come to the division on amendment S6M-13196.3, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, on s...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on amendment S6M-13196.3, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, is: For 62, Against 62, Abstentions 0. The vote is tied. As is usual when...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that amendment S6M-13196.2, in the name of Liam Kerr, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, be agree...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. The vote is closed.
The Minister for Victims and Community Safety (Siobhian Brown)
SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am sorry, but my app was not working. I would have voted no.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Thank you, Ms Brown. We will ensure that your vote is recorded.
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP)
SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am not sure whether my vote was registered, but I would have voted yes—sorry, no. I would have voted no. Laughter.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
I can confirm that your vote was recorded, Mr Brown. For Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con) Burnett, Alexander (Aberdeenshir...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on amendment S6M-13196.2, in the name of Liam Kerr, is: For 29, Against 95, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, on standing up for teaching, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. Members should cast their votes now. The vote is closed.
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Thank you, Mr Bibby. We will ensure that your vote is recorded. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, is: For 62, Against 61, Abstentions 1. Motion agreed to, That the Parliam...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that amendment S6M-13197.3, in the name of Paul McLennan, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13197, in the name of Mark Griffin, on Scotla...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on amendment S6M-13197.3, in the name of Paul McLennan, is: For 69, Against 33, Abstentions 22. Amendment agreed to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that amendment S6M-13197.2, in the name of Miles Briggs, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13197, in the name of Mark Griffin, on Scotlan...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. The vote is closed.
The Minister for Victims and Community Safety (Siobhian Brown)
SNP
Apologies, Presiding Officer. I would have voted no, but my app was not working.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Thank you, Ms Brown. We will ensure that that is recorded. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour, Jer...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on amendment S6M-13197.2, in the name of Miles Briggs, is: For 62, Against 61, Abstentions 1. Amendment agreed to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that motion S6M-13197, in the name of Mark Griffin, as amended, on Scotland’s housing emergency, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members:...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on motion S6M-13197, in the name of Mark Griffin, as amended, is: For 95, Against 29, Abstentions 0. Motion, as amended, agreed t...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The final question is, that motion S6M-13220, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on committee meeting times, be agreed to. ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
That concludes decision time.