Amendment · S7M-01838.5 · Session 7
Supporting Young People to Participate in the Labour Market
Amendment to S7M-01838 Supporting Young People to Participate in the Labour Market
The amendment
As an amendment to motion S7M-01838 in the name of Tom Arthur (Supporting Young People to Participate in the Labour Market), insert at end “; is concerned by figures indicating that as many as one in six young people in Scotland are not in education, work or training; believes that there is a need to simplify vocational qualifications, to create lifelong learning pathways and to support the development of flexible courses that can be tailored to individuals and businesses, and calls on the Scottish Government to draw up proposals to devolve funding for lifelong learning and skills to regional leaders to bring together colleges, employers and training providers, to ensure that people are equipped with the skills industry needs and that local communities share in the benefits of investment."
Vote
No recorded vote on this amendment. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.
Other amendments
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No recorded vote
Supporters
No MSP has added their name to this amendment.
In the Official Report
3 contributions mention S7M-01838.5-
3 Nov 2026Labour Market Participation (Young People)
I call Daniel Johnson to speak to and move amendment S7M-01838.5.15:56
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3 Nov 2026Labour Market Participation (Young People)
I would go even further than that: when we interrogate individual institutions, we see that cuts are happening to the courses that are more expensive to run—that is why there are no stonemasonry courses available in Edinburgh. I do not kno…
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3 Nov 2026Decision Time
There are eight questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I advise members that, if the amendment in the name of Angela Ross is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Rachael Hamilton will fall.The first question is, that amend…