Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 19 November 2025
19 Nov 2025 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Decision Time
The result of the division on motion S6M-19756, in the name of Daniel Johnson, on Scotland’s skills system, is: For 61, Against 57, Abstentions 0.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament believes that Scotland’s skills system is letting down young people and holding back economic growth, and further believes that there needs to be a new partnership between education and industry, with better careers advice in schools central to it, and new Scottish industrial pathways to link school subjects to future careers, guaranteed industrial placements for secondary school pupils including in industry and a clearing system for apprenticeships, so that good candidates do not fall out of the system.
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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. I remind members that if the amendment in the name of Ben Macpherson is agreed to, the...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. There will be a short suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system. 17:29 Meeting suspended. 17:31 On resuming—
The Presiding Officer
NPA
I remind members that if the amendment in the name of Ben Macpherson is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Murdo Fraser will fall. We move to the divis...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on amendment S6M-19756.2, in the name of Ben Macpherson, is: For 58, Against 60, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The question is, that amendment S6M-19756.1, in the name of Murdo Fraser, which seeks to amend motion S6M-19756, in the name of Daniel Johnson, on Scotland’s...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Ind) Bibby, Nei...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on amendment S6M-19756.1, in the name of Murdo Fraser, is: For 53, Against 64, Abstentions 1. Amendment disagreed to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that motion S6M-19756, in the name of Daniel Johnson, on Scotland’s skills system, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Ind) Bibby, Neil ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on motion S6M-19756, in the name of Daniel Johnson, on Scotland’s skills system, is: For 61, Against 57, Abstentions 0. Motion ag...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that amendment S6M-19754.2, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, which seeks to amend motion S6M-19754, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, on e...
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-19754.2, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, is: For 64, Against 53, Abstentions 1. Amendment agreed to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that amendment S6M-19754.1, in the name of Miles Briggs, which seeks to amend motion S6M-19754, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, on ed...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Ind) Bibby, Neil ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on amendment S6M-19754.1, in the name of Miles Briggs, is: For 53, Against 63, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that motion S6M-19754, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, on education, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
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-19754, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, on education, as amended, is: For 63, Against 54, Abstentions 1. Motion, a...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The final question is, that motion S6M-19813, in the name of Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on a committee substitute, be agreed to. Moti...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
That concludes decision time.