Minutes: 28 May 2025

1. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, Andrew Mott, Head of Legislation and CLD unit, Scottish Government;

Alison Martin, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate.

2. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Regional Strategic Bodies and Regional Colleges (Glasgow and Lanarkshire) Order 2025 [draft] from—

Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans and Jess Dolan, Head of Institutional Governance and Reform, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation:

Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, moved—

S6M-17468—That the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Regional Strategic Bodies and Regional Colleges (Glasgow and Lanarkshire) Order 2025 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

4. Evidence Session (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

5. Annual report (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.