Motion
Widening Access - Equality of Access to Higher Education
S6M-12642.1 · Amendment · lodged by Kerr, Liam
Lodged on
25 Mar 2024Heard / answered on
26 Mar 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 26 Mar 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-12642 in the name of Graeme Dey (Widening Access - Equality of Access to Higher Education), leave out from ", and further" to end and insert "; acknowledges that a cap on university places for Scottish domiciled students exists due to the Scottish Government’s underfunding of Scotland’s institutions; condemns the decision to cut at least a further 1,200 university places for Scottish domiciled students next year, and calls on the Scottish Government to recognise that the current funding model is unsustainable, and that it needs to build a consensus around an optimum model that commands broad public support to end the underfunding of Scotland’s universities and ensures that world-leading university education can be offered to all who want it, regardless of means and background."
Lodged by
Kerr, Liam
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
26 Mar 2024
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
31Against
69Abstain
20Not voted
9In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 4 contributions reference this
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Liam Kerr
Con
Chamber
· 26 Mar 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 26 March 2024
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance stood in the chamber and conceded that there were 1,200-plus fewer places available to students going forward. We can look at the official record on widening access.…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 26 Mar 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 26 March 2024
The next question is, that amendment S6M-12642.1, in the name of Liam Kerr, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12642, in the name of Graeme Dey, on widening access and equality of access to higher educa…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 26 Mar 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 26 March 2024
We move to the division on amendment S6M-12642.1, in the name of Liam Kerr. The vote is closed.
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 26 Mar 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 26 March 2024
The result of the division on amendment S6M-12642.1, in the name of Liam Kerr, is: For 31, Against 69, Abstentions 20. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-12642Original motion25 Mar 2024 · Motion For Debate · Dey, GraemeThat the Parliament notes the recent report by the Commissioner on Fair Access; welcomes the progress that has been made to widen access to university, with a 45% increase in students from the most deprived communities entering university since 2013-14; is grateful for the work of the higher education sector in achieving this success; agrees with the comm...
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S6M-12642.1Selected itemDefeated 31/6925 Mar 2024 · Amendment · Kerr, LiamAs an amendment to motion S6M-12642 in the name of Graeme Dey (Widening Access - Equality of Access to Higher Education), leave out from ", and further" to end and insert "; acknowledges that a cap on university places for Scottish domiciled students exists due to the Scottish Government’s underfunding of Scotland’s institutions; condemns the ...