Education, Children and Young People Committee
13th Meeting, 2025
Joe FitzPatrick had no relevant interests to declare.
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 212, 213, 43, 29, 32 and 33.
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
41 (For 8, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
42 (For 7, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
44 (For 9, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
45 (For 9, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
46 (For 9, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
49 (For 9, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
119 (For 9, Against 0, Abstentions 1)
226 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)
50 (For 9, Against 0, Abstentions 1)
120 (For 9, Against 0, Abstentions 1)
121 (For 9, Against 0, Abstentions 1)
52 (For 9, Against 0, Abstentions 1)
53 (For 9, Against 0, Abstentions 1)
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
211 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)
216 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
228 (For 1, Against 9, Abstentions 0)
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 2, 115, 47, 224 and 225.
The following amendments were pre-empted: 215,1 and 51.
The following amendments were not moved: 27, 28, 214, 217, 218, 116, 117, 219, 30, 31, 220, 221, 222, 223, 48, 118, 227, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126 and 127.
Section 1 was agreed to without amendment.
Schedule 1 was agreed to as amended. The Committee ended consideration of the Bill for the day schedule 1 having been agreed to.
Jenny Gilruth (Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills) declared that she is registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
Martin Whitfield declared that he had previous employment in education.