Motion · S3M-06458 · 1 Jun 2010
Bursary Cuts at James Watt College
The motion
That the Parliament recognises the importance of further education colleges such as James Watt College in Greenock; welcomes the opportunities that such institutions provide to people from all backgrounds to learn new skills and better themselves; acknowledges that many students would be unable to undertake their studies without financial support through bursaries; is disappointed that James Watt College will be able to pay only 50% of its bursary instalment to students in June 2010 due to a lack of funds and that this will affect 2,471 students, and believes that it is time to examine the method of calculating bursary allocations to better reflect the changing profile of further education students and the increased demand for funding support.
Supporters (16)
- Ms Wendy Alexander 2 Jun 2010
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 2 Jun 2010
- Bill Butler 2 Jun 2010
- Karen Gillon 2 Jun 2010
- Trish Godman 2 Jun 2010
- James Kelly 2 Jun 2010
- Mr Frank McAveety 2 Jun 2010
- Mary Mulligan 2 Jun 2010
- Irene Oldfather 2 Jun 2010
- Karen Whitefield 2 Jun 2010
- Cathy Peattie 3 Jun 2010
- David Whitton 3 Jun 2010
- Marilyn Livingstone 10 Jun 2010
- Ken Macintosh 10 Jun 2010
- David Stewart 17 Jun 2010
- Hugh Henry 24 Jun 2010
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.