“Scotland’s colleges 2025”

Part of Urgent Question – in the Scottish Parliament at 4:43 pm on 2 October 2025.

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Photo of Ben Macpherson Ben Macpherson Scottish National Party 4:43, 2 October 2025

Keith Brown is right to emphasise that, although the Government continues to make the commitment and the investment that is available within its constrained budget—I talked earlier about the 2.6 per cent increase in revenue funding for our colleges—we operate in an external environment that constantly presents challenges. Whether it is the austerity that has been delivered since 2010, Brexit, the external circumstances of the pandemic, the Liz Truss budget or the current employer national insurance increase from the Labour Party, those things have an impact, and they matter. [ Interruption .]