Vote · 3 Nov 2026

Supporting Young People to Participate in the Labour Market

Amendment Motion S7M-01838.2 Lodged by Iris Duane Green

Carried by 52

77 For 25 Against 14 Abstained 14 Did not vote*

* The published record for this division lists only MSPs who voted. Non-voters are inferred from who held a seat that day; the Presiding Officer normally does not vote.

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 "; agrees that the UK Government must act immediately to end age-based minimum wage discriminatory bands to ensure that young workers are paid a fair wage, and notes the need to establish a minimum standard for apprenticeships to ensure effective quality control…

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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 "; agrees that the UK Government must act immediately to end age-based minimum wage discriminatory bands to ensure that young workers are paid a fair wage, and notes the need to establish a minimum standard for apprenticeships to ensure effective quality control and fair treatment for apprentices."

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc

Party	For	Against	Abst.	Absent	Majority
SNP	53	0	0	4	✓ For united
Lab	0	0	14	3	– Abstained united
Reform	0	14	0	2	✗ Against united
Green	15	0	0	0	✓ For united
Con	0	10	0	3	✗ Against united
LD	9	0	0	1	✓ For united
Ind	0	1	0	0	n/a
NPA	0	0	0	1	n/a

Party is the MSP's party on the day of the vote. Majority is how most of the party's voting MSPs voted.

Every MSP

130 MSPs

For (77)

SNP 53

Green 15

LD 9

Against (25)

Reform 14

Con 10

Ind 1

Amanda Bland

Abstained (14)

Lab 14

Did not vote (14)

SNP 4

Lab 3

Reform 2

Con 3

LD 1

Morven-May MacCallum

NPA 1

Kenneth Gibson