Motion ref. S6M-02839.1
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet - Amendment
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party.
Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
As an amendment to motion S6M-02839 in the name of Meghan Gallacher (Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet), leave out from "regrets" to end and insert "commends the education workforce for its continued efforts to deliver high-quality school education throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; acknowledges that the pandemic has caused disruption to learning, not just in Scotland but around the world, as recognised by the World Bank and the UN; welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to education recovery through significant investment in teacher employment, digital inclusion, tackling costs associated with the school day, and study support; recognises the Scottish Government’s ongoing commitment to tackling the poverty-related attainment gap, the progress made pre-pandemic in closing the gap, and the further £1 billion investment over the course of the current parliamentary session through the refreshed Scottish Attainment Challenge; notes that it is the Scottish Government’s firm intention that the 2022 national qualification exam diet will take place if it is safe to do so; welcomes the National e-Learning Offer, which has been in place since August 2020, and acknowledges that the Scottish Government and SQA continue to closely monitor disruption caused to schools by COVID-19, with a commitment to provide additional support to learners as required."
Vote
Result 67 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party 60 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 4 no vote Read more Read less
For
- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Angus Robertson
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Collette Stevenson
- David Torrance
- Elena Whitham
- Emma Harper
- Emma Roddick
- Evelyn Tweed
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- George Adam
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- Ivan McKee
- Jackie Dunbar
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jenni Minto
- Jenny Gilruth
- Jim Fairlie
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- Karen Adam
- Kate Forbes
- Kaukab Stewart
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Màiri McAllan
- Maree Todd
- Marie McNair
- Michael Matheson
- Michelle Thomson
- Natalie Don
- Neil Gray
- Nicola Sturgeon
- Paul McLennan
- Richard Lochhead
- Rona Mackay
- Ruth Maguire
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Brian Whittle
- Craig Hoy
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Lumsden
- Douglas Ross
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Golden
- Meghan Gallacher
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Rachael Hamilton
- Russell Findlay
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
Abstained
-No vote
Scottish Labour 0 for, 20 against, 0 abstained, 2 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
- Alex Rowley
- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Jackie Baillie
- Katy Clark
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Mercedes Villalba
- Michael Marra
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
Abstained
-No vote
Scottish Green Party 7 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
-No Party Affiliation 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Read more Read less
Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 for, 4 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
Related motion
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 17, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Result 67 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 8 no vote Vote Passed
Amendments that have not been voted on
Education Failures and Guaranteeing the 2022 Exam Diet - Amendment
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 19, 2022