Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 24 June 2026 [Draft]
24 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
School Leavers (Positive Destinations)
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am sure that you are aware that employers are not liable for national insurance contributions for apprentices under the age of 25. Could you advise how one might correct the record if they had misled Parliament with regard to that fact?
In the same item of business
Zen Ghani (Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok) (SNP)
SNP
I declare an interest as an elected member of Glasgow City Council. To ask the Scottish Government what steps were taken to achieve a near-record 93.5 per ce...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark)
Lab
Apologies—there has been a request to make a point of order.
Gary Bouse (Falkirk West) (SNP)
SNP
I apologise—that was made in the wrong place. I was hoping that Zen Ghani would finish first. I will make my point of order thereafter.
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark)
Lab
There is no point of order, so we can move on. I believe that Zen Ghani wishes to speak.
Zen Ghani
SNP
Presiding Officer, I will ask my question again.To ask the Scottish Government what steps were taken to achieve a near-record 93.5 per cent of school leavers...
The Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education (Ben Macpherson)
SNP
I am sure that, collectively, we all want to congratulate the 2024-25 school leavers, 93.5 per cent of whom were in a positive destination nine months after ...
Zen Ghani
SNP
I welcome the minister’s response and the positive work that has been done by schools across Scotland. Will he outline the work that has been done in my cons...
Ben Macpherson
SNP
We absolutely recognise the important work that is taking place in constituencies such as Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, in which our local authorities, school...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark)
Lab
That concludes portfolio question time.
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)
Lab
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am sure that you are aware that employers are not liable for national insurance contributions for apprentices under...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark)
Lab
As the member is aware, that is not a point of order. However, he has put the matter on the record.We have another point of order. Does Gary Bouse intend to ...
Gary Bouse
SNP
Thank you, Presiding Officer. You are quite right—I apologise.I should have declared an interest to members during my question earlier when I talked about th...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark)
Lab
That is not a point of order. We move on to the next item of business.