Amendment · S7M-01838.3 · 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), leave out from first “welcomes” to end and insert “notes that, despite high rates of positive destinations, the proportion of school leavers entering employment has fallen; believes that the best way to support young people into work is to create a strong economy in which businesses can afford to hire and invest; regrets the decline in Modern Apprenticeship starts and the reduction in college-based skills training in Scotland despite continued employer demand for skills; questions the ambition of a target for 150,000 apprenticeships over the current parliamentary session, given that this is close to what the existing annual provision would already deliver; calls on the Scottish Government to reduce the cost of doing business, to expand apprenticeship opportunities and to rebuild vocational education, and believes that employability support should focus on helping those who face genuine barriers into work rather than imposing further costs and interventions on employers.”
Vote
1 division- 3 Nov 2026Defeated25 for, 94 against
Other amendments
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Supporters
No MSP has added their name to this amendment.
In the Official Report
4 contributions mention S7M-01838.3-
3 Nov 2026Labour Market Participation (Young People)
I call Rachael Hamilton to speak to and move amendment S7M-01838.3.16:16
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3 Nov 2026Labour Market Participation (Young People)
I have noticed during the debate that the minister was very keen to celebrate the Scottish Government’s record on positive destinations, but I know that that is not the real experience of the people in my constituency and across Scotland w…
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3 Nov 2026Decision Time
The next question is, that amendment S7M-01838.3, in the name of Rachael Hamilton, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01838, in the name of Tom Arthur, on supporting young people to participate in the labour market, be agreed to. Are we agree…
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3 Nov 2026Decision Time
The result of the division on amendment S7M-01838.3, in the name of Rachael Hamilton, is: For 25, Against 94, Abstentions 0.Amendment disagreed to.