Post-study Work Visas
- Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2015
- Motion reference: S4M-12763
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Motions as amended
S4M-12763 Humza Yousaf: Post-study Work Visas—That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the Post Study Work Working Group’s report; agrees with business and education leaders who demand the return of the post-study work visa to Scotland; recognises the contribution that international graduates make to the economy and society; highlights that Scotland’s education institutions provide a first-class experience for talented students from around the world; embraces a culturally diverse student and teaching body that enriches Scotland’s intellectual, social and cultural life; calls on the UK Government to engage constructively on the Smith Commission finding that it should work with the Scottish Government to explore schemes to allow international graduates to remain in Scotland and contribute to economic activity, and calls for an immigration system for Scotland that meets its needs; recognises the success of Fresh Talent, launched by the then First Minister, Jack McConnell, in bringing considerable benefits to Scotland’s economy by encouraging international students to work, study and stay in Scotland, and calls on the UK Government to immediately remove university students from net migration targets to ensure that Scotland’s universities can continue to compete in a growing global market”.
Supported by:
Alasdair Allan, Angela Constance, Fiona Hyslop, Fiona McLeod
Vote
Result 93 for, 0 against, 12 abstained, 22 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 52 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 12 did not vote
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- Adam Ingram
- Aileen McLeod
- Alasdair Allan
- Alex Neil
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Chic Brodie
- Christian Allard
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Colin Beattie
- Colin Keir
- Dave Thompson
- Dennis Robertson
- Derek Mackay
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fiona McLeod
- George Adam
- Gil Paterson
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jim Eadie
- Joan McAlpine
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kenny MacAskill
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Margaret Burgess
- Mark McDonald
- Maureen Watt
- Michael Russell
- Mike MacKenzie
- Nigel Don
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lochhead
- Richard Lyle
- Rob Gibson
- Roderick Campbell
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Shona Robison
- Stewart Maxwell
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Labour
- 32 for
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- Alex Rowley
- Anne McTaggart
- Cara Hilton
- Claire Baker
- Claudia Beamish
- David Stewart
- Drew Smith
- Elaine Murray
- Elaine Smith
- Graeme Pearson
- Hanzala Malik
- Iain Gray
- James Kelly
- Jayne Baxter
- Jenny Marra
- John Pentland
- Ken Macintosh
- Kezia Dugdale
- Lewis Macdonald
- Malcolm Chisholm
- Margaret McCulloch
- Margaret McDougall
- Mark Griffin
- Michael McMahon
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Paul Martin
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Baker
- Richard Simpson
- Sarah Boyack
- Siobhan McMahon
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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- Annabel Goldie
- Cameron Buchanan
- Gavin Brown
- John Lamont
- John Scott
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Mary Scanlon
- Murdo Fraser
- Nanette Milne
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Independent
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Scottish Green Party
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Original motion text
That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the Post Study Work Working Group’s report; agrees with business and education leaders who demand the return of the post-study work visa to Scotland; recognises the contribution that international graduates make to the economy and society; highlights that Scotland’s education institutions provide a first-class experience for talented students from around the world; embraces a culturally diverse student and teaching body that enriches Scotland's intellectual, social and cultural life; calls on the UK Government to engage constructively on the Smith Commission finding that it should work with the Scottish Government to explore schemes to allow international graduates to remain in Scotland and contribute to economic activity, and calls for an immigration system for Scotland that meets its needs.
Accepted amendments
Post-study Work Visas - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, March 23, 2015
Supported by: Iain Gray
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Result 93 for, 0 against, 12 abstained, 22 did not vote Vote Passed