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Backing Scotland’s Colleges and Apprenticeships: Amendment 3

  • Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-19253.3
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 08 October 2025

As an amendment to motion S6M-19253 in the name of Murdo Fraser (Backing Scotland’s Colleges and Apprenticeships), leave out from “with concern” to end and insert “the Audit Scotland report entitled, Scotland’s colleges 2025, and the importance of continued investment in Scotland’s colleges and skills system to support inclusive economic success, prosperity and job creation, including provision of around three quarters of a billion pounds in Scotland’s colleges in 2025-26, and an additional £3.5 million for skills, through the Scottish Budget; acknowledges that this is particularly important in the thriving sectors, like those critical to realising the transition to net zero, and the shared opportunities of this; recognises the key role that colleges, employers and training providers have played in ensuring that 93% of school leavers have a positive destination, and providing apprenticeships and training to a record 39,000 individuals, and notes, however, concern about the impact of Brexit and the UK Government's migration system, which is contributing to key skills gaps and labour market shortages.”

Vote

Result 61 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Gilruth, Jenny
  • Forbes, Kate
  • Somerville, Shirley-Anne
  • Stevenson, Collette
  • Stewart, Kaukab
  • Martin, Gillian
  • Robertson, Angus
  • Sturgeon, Nicola
  • Maguire, Ruth
  • Todd, Maree
  • Minto, Jenni
  • Ewing, Annabelle
  • Tweed, Evelyn
  • Hepburn, Jamie
  • MacGregor, Fulton
  • McLennan, Paul
  • Dornan, James
  • Nicoll, Audrey
  • Lochhead, Richard
  • Dey, Graeme
  • Adamson, Clare
  • Swinney, John
  • Doris, Bob
  • Allan, Dr Alasdair
  • McKee, Ivan
  • MacDonald, Gordon
  • Gray, Neil
  • Arthur, Tom
  • Macpherson, Ben
  • Robison, Shona
  • Mackay, Rona
  • Yousaf, Humza
  • Hyslop, Fiona
  • Constance, Angela
  • Fairlie, Jim
  • Torrance, David
  • Thomson, Michelle
  • Dunbar, Jackie
  • Harper, Emma
  • Brown, Keith
  • Haughey, Clare
  • Matheson, Michael
  • Adam, Karen
  • Callaghan, Stephanie
  • Gougeon, Mairi
  • Whitham, Elena
  • Beattie, Colin
  • McNair, Marie
  • Don-Innes, Natalie
  • Stewart, Kevin
  • Brown, Siobhian
  • Kidd, Bill
  • McAllan, Màiri
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Adam, George
  • Roddick, Emma
  • Coffey, Willie
  • FitzPatrick, Joe
  • Grahame, Christine
  • Gibson, Kenneth
  • McMillan, Stuart

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Smith, Liz
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Wells, Annie
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Lumsden, Douglas
  • Carson, Finlay
  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Fraser, Murdo
  • Golden, Maurice
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Briggs, Miles
  • White, Tess
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Whittle, Brian
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie
  • Mountain, Edward
  • Findlay, Russell
  • Stewart, Alexander
  • Eagle, Tim
  • Hamilton, Rachael
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Webber, Sue
  • Gosal, Pam
  • Mundell, Oliver
  • Hoy, Craig
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • McCall, Roz
  • Gulhane, Sandesh

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • Sweeney, Paul
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • Rowley, Alex
  • Leonard, Richard
  • Villalba, Mercedes
  • Johnson, Daniel
  • Baillie, Jackie
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Mochan, Carol
  • Clark, Katy
  • Russell, Davy
  • Sarwar, Anas
  • Whitfield, Martin
  • Bibby, Neil
  • Grant, Rhoda
  • Boyack, Sarah
  • Griffin, Mark
  • Marra, Michael
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Lennon, Monica
  • Baker, Claire

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Burgess, Ariane
  • Greer, Ross
  • Ruskell, Mark
  • Mackay, Gillian
  • Slater, Lorna
  • Chapman, Maggie
  • Harvie, Patrick
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
0
Against
  • Wishart, Beatrice
  • Rennie, Willie
  • Greene, Jamie
  • McArthur, Liam
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Cole-Hamilton, Alex

Independent

For
  • Mason, John
Against
  • Balfour, Jeremy
  • Choudhury, Foysol
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Smyth, Colin
  • Ewing, Fergus

Alba Party

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Regan, Ash

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Johnstone, Alison

Reform UK

For
0
Against
  • Simpson, Graham
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Related motion

Motion reference: S6M-19253

Backing Scotland’s Colleges and Apprenticeships

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, October 6, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Result 61 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote Agreed

Amendments

Motion reference: S6M-19253.1

Backing Scotland’s Colleges and Apprenticeships - Amendment 1: Amendment

Submitted by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Independent, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Motion reference: S6M-19253.2

Backing Scotland’s Colleges and Apprenticeships - Amendment 2: Amendment

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025