Motion
Supporting Scotland’s Colleges
S6M-13091.3 · Amendment · lodged by Dey, Graeme
Lodged on
07 May 2024Heard / answered on
08 May 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 08 May 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-13091 in the name of Liam Kerr (Supporting Scotland’s Colleges), leave out from "agrees" to end and insert "recognises that colleges are vital to Scotland’s economy and play a crucial role in supporting learners, creating flexible routes into employment, developing a skilled workforce and delivering sustainable economic growth; understands that the process of post-school education reform provides opportunities to further enhance the role that Scotland’s colleges play in the economy and society, including enhancing their role in developing the green skills that Scotland needs for the just transition, and agrees that any proposals for changes to funding must be clear from where else in the Scottish Government’s budget the resource would be taken, particularly in the context of 14 years of UK Government austerity."
Backed by
Supported by 2 additional MSPs
SNP 2
Lodged by
Dey, Graeme
(Scottish National Party).
- Don-Innes, Natalie (SNP)
- Gilruth, Jenny (SNP)
Amendment division result
08 May 2024
Carried
Show MSPs
For
61Against
58Abstain
0Not voted
10In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Graeme Dey
SNP
Chamber
· 08 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 08 May 2024
The point, as Liam Kerr well knows, is that we are bringing to a head a lot of the outcomes and suggestions from the reports. I will try to cover that in this opening speech but also in closing. I th…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 08 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 08 May 2024
The next question is, that amendment S6M-13091.3, in the name of Graeme Dey, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13091, in the name of Liam Kerr, on supporting Scotland’s colleges, be agreed to. Are we a…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 08 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 08 May 2024
The result of the division on amendment S6M-13091.3, in the name of Graeme Dey, is: For 61, Against 58, Abstentions 0. Amendment agreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-13091Original motion03 May 2024 · Motion For Debate · Kerr, LiamThat the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Government’s approach to funding and resourcing Scotland’s colleges must change in response to the existential threat that its previous approach has created; notes the role that colleges play in powering the regional and national economy, while operating without the necessary flexibility and support...
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S6M-13091.3Selected itemCarried 61/5807 May 2024 · Amendment · Dey, GraemeAs an amendment to motion S6M-13091 in the name of Liam Kerr (Supporting Scotland’s Colleges), leave out from "agrees" to end and insert "recognises that colleges are vital to Scotland’s economy and play a crucial role in supporting learners, creating flexible routes into employment, developing a skilled workforce and delivering sustainable ec...