The first question is, that amendment S5M-24137.3, in the name of John Swinney, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on education, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

The Presiding Officer:

There will be a division. I suspend the meeting to allow members, both in the chamber and externally, to access the voting app.

16:36 Meeting suspended.

16:39 On resuming—

We move straight to the vote. The question is, that amendment S5M-24137.3, in the name of John Swinney, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on education, be agreed to. This will be a one-minute division.

The vote is now closed. If members had any difficulty in voting, they should let me know by raising a point of order.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I was not able to vote. I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer:

Ms Mitchell would have voted no. I will make sure that your vote is added to the list, Ms Mitchell.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division on amendment S5M-24137.3, in the name of John Swinney, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on education, is: For 61, Against 64, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S5M-24137.1, in the name of Jamie Greene, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on education, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

The Presiding Officer:

There will be a division. This will be a one-minute division. Again, members should let me know if they have any difficulty in voting.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division on amendment S5M-24137.1, in the name of Jamie Greene, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on education, is: For 64, Against 60, Abstentions 1.

Amendment agreed to.

The next question is, that motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on education, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

The Presiding Officer:

There will be a division. This is on the amended motion in the name of Willie Rennie.

The vote is now closed. Please let me know if you had any difficulties in exercising your vote.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My voting app has frozen—even in this nice mild weather—and I could not vote. I—[

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.]—for the motion.

The Presiding Officer:

Could members keep the noise down? I did not quite hear the end of what you said, Mr Rumbles. Did you indicate that you would have voted yes? Is that right?

Yes.

The Presiding Officer:

Thank you, Mr Rumbles. I will add your vote as a yes to the amended motion.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not hear the results of the votes on the amendments. If you tell me them, I can tell you how I am voting on the motion. I know that Mr Greene’s amendment went through, but did Mr Swinney’s amendment go through?

The Presiding Officer:

The vote was on Mr Rennie’s motion, as amended by Jamie Greene. It is a Lib Dem motion, as amended by the Conservatives; Mr Swinney’s amendment was not carried.

But was the motion amended by Mr—[

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.]—because I could not hear the result. The connection is—[

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.]

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the vote was that Mr Rennie’s motion was amended by Mr Greene. It is a Liberal Democrat motion, amended by the Conservatives. The Scottish National Party amendment was not carried.

In that case, my vote is no.

The Presiding Officer:

Thank you, Mr Neil; your vote has been added.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app also froze. I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer:

Thank you, Ms McAlpine; your no vote will be added to the division list.

I can tell Gillian Martin and Bob Doris that their votes were registered.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division on motion S5M-24137, in the name of Willie Rennie, on education, as amended, is: For 65, Against 58, Abstentions 1.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament believes that the support, services and decision-making provided by Education Scotland and the SQA have not met the expectations or requirements of hardworking teachers, pupils or parents throughout the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; recalls that serious concerns existed about the performance and structure of these organisations for years before the pandemic struck, including those expressed by Parliament in its resolution on the debate on motion S5M-04920 on 29 March 2017; considers that there is compelling evidence that neither body is fit for purpose and that they have lost the confidence of teachers, pupils and parents, and therefore calls for substantial reform as part of the recovery of education, with Education Scotland separated into independent inspection and policy functions and the SQA to be grounded in the teaching profession and made more accountable, and expresses concern about the reported involvement of both organisations and the Scottish Government in the ongoing OECD review.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Although I cast my vote, I incorrectly voted yes to the amended motion. I appreciate that the vote now stands, but I would not like the Conservatives to get too excited. It was an error—I voted yes on the basis that I thought that Mr Swinney’s amendment had been agreed to. In case there was any dubiety regarding my vote, I put that on the record. I see from the vote margin that it would not have made a difference to the outcome of the vote.

The Presiding Officer:

Thank you, Mr Doris. That clarification is noted, and will be noted in the

Official Report

.

The next question is, that amendment S5M-24138.3, in the name of Clare Haughey, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24138, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on mental health, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

The Presiding Officer:

There will be a division. This will be a one-minute division.

The vote is now closed. Members should let me know if they had any difficulties in voting.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I do not think that my vote was recorded. I am not sure what was happening with the device, but I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer:

I will make sure that your vote against the amendment is added and recorded properly.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My voting system was not working either. I would have voted yes.

The Presiding Officer:

Mr Neil would have voted yes. I will make sure that your vote is recorded, Mr Neil.

I confirm to Jeremy Balfour that his vote has been recorded.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division on amendment S5M-24138.3, in the name of Clare Haughey, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24138, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on mental health, is: For 60, Against 64, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The question is, that amendment S5M-24138.2, in the name of Donald Cameron, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24138, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on mental health, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

The Presiding Officer:

There will be a division. Members may cast their votes. This is a one-minute vote on the amendment in the name of Donald Cameron.

The vote is now closed. Members should let me know if they were unable to vote.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division on amendment S5M-24138.2, in the name of Donald Cameron, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24138, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on mental health, is: For 65, Against 60, Abstentions 0.

Amendment agreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S5M-24138.1, in the name of Mary Fee, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24138, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on mental health, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

The Presiding Officer:

There will be a division. This will be a one-minute division on Mary Fee’s amendment.

That vote is now closed. Members should let me know if they were unable to vote.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My system is not working; the BlueJeans reception is very variable. I would have voted no on Mary Fee’s amendment.

The Presiding Officer:

Thank you, Mr Neil. You would have voted no. I will make sure that your vote is recorded.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division on amendment S5M-24138.1, in the name of Mary Fee, which seeks to amend motion S5M-24138, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on mental health, is: For 65, Against 60, Abstentions 0.

Amendment agreed to.

The next question is, that motion S5M-24138, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on mental health, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

The Presiding Officer:

There will be a one-minute division.

The vote is now closed. Members should let me know if they wish to raise a point of order about their vote.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. The app did not allow me to vote. If I had been able to vote, I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer:

Thank you, Ms Campbell. I will make sure that your vote no is registered.

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division on motion S5M-24138, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on mental health, as amended, is: For 65, Against 58, Abstentions 0.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament recalls its resolution on the debate on motion S5M-20035 on mental health on 27 November 2019; now recognises that there is a mental health crisis in Scotland; notes with concern the potential for an unsustainable increase in demand for CAMHS and other mental health services, many of which already experience unacceptably long waiting times; recognises the need for both improved access to NHS mental health services and greater support for third sector organisations to reduce waiting times and deliver urgently needed care; considers that maintaining good mental health is as important as maintaining good physical health; believes that further efforts are required to promote self-care for mental health; notes with deep concern the further increase in the number of deaths by suicide in 2019 and the reported increase in suicidal thoughts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; considers the continued excessive waits for access to CAMHS and high proportion of young people who still have their referral rejected to be unacceptable; is disappointed at the failure to implement an effective transitions strategy to support patients moving between services; acknowledges that mental health services cannot tackle the crisis without increased resources, and therefore believes it is regrettable that, in recent Scottish Budgets, funding for mental health services has failed to keep up with rises in overall health funding.

The next question is, that motions S5M-24160, S5M-24161, S5M-24162, S5M-24163, S5M-24164, S5M-24166, S5M-24167, S5M-24168 and S5M-24171, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, be agreed to.

Motions agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 14) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/35) be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 15) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/54) be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/49) be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel, Public Health Information and Pre-Departure Testing) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/34) be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel, Prohibition on Travel from the United Arab Emirates) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/52) be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) (Scotland) Order 2021 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Specified Type B Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees, for the purposes of the pre-election campaign period from 25 March to 4 May 2021 (inclusive), the following parliamentary recess dates under Rule 2.3.1: 25 March to 4 May 2021 (inclusive).

That the Parliament agrees that, under Rule 12.3.3B of Standing Orders, the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints can meet, if necessary, at the same time as a meeting of the Parliament on Wednesday 24 February and Wednesday 3 March 2021.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. The Parliament has just supported my amended motion. The position on the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Education Scotland, and on the publication of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report, is clear, and the will of Parliament is clear as well.

In the time since the vote, has the Government indicated to you, Presiding Officer, when it plans to respond to that vote? The vote is clear.

The Presiding Officer:

As Mr Rennie might imagine, the Government has not indicated, between the vote and now, what its intentions will be. However, the Parliament has made its views known, and I am sure that the Government will respond in due course to the motion and the views expressed by the Parliament.

Meeting closed at 17:04.