Education, Children and Young People Committee
14th Meeting, 2025
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 230, 233, 234, 54, 55, 56, 6, 59, 61, 62, 66, 67, 256
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
129 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
47 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
64 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
72 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
78 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
229 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
58 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
245 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
253 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
261 (For 4, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
271 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
130 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
275 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
276 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 3, 232, 57, 244, 254, 255
The following amendments were pre-empted:
The following amendments were not moved: 231, 128, 34, 235, 4, 5, 240, 236, 237, 238, 239, 241, 7, 8, 242, 60, 243, 246, 248, 249, 63, 9, 64, 250, 251, 252, 65, 257, 258, 259, 260, 68, 69, 262, 263, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 70, 273, 274, 277, 279
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: Sections 2, 4, 5, 13
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: Sections 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Martin Whitfield declared that he had previous employment in education.
The committee considered and agreed its work programme.
The Committee resumed its consideration of the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 35, 71, 72, 73
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
285 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
17 (For 9, Against 0, Abstentions 1)
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
74 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 131, 280, 36, 290, 297, 140, 302, 77
The following amendments were pre-empted:
The following amendments were not moved: 281, 282, 132, 283, 284, 133, 37, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 286, 287, 288, 289, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 299, 300, 301, 75, 141, 76, 303, 142, 143, 144, 78
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, Schedule 2
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: Sections 14, 15, 25