Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill (Ex) (E)

Introduction of the Bill

This Executive Bill was introduced by Fiona Hyslop MSP on 22 October 2007.

• Bill (As Introduced) (80KB pdf posted 23 October 2007)
• Explanatory Notes and Other Accompanying Documents (61KB pdf posted 23 October 2007)
• Policy Memorandum (47KB pdf posted 23 October 2007)

Research Briefings on Bill

SB 07-54 Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill (171 KB pdf posted 2 November 2007)

Stage 1

The lead committee for Stage 1 was the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee. The deadline for Stage 1 consideration was 21 December 2007.

Lead committee: Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee

The Bill was also considered by the following committee:

Finance Committee:

• 30 October 2007
• 6 November 2007
• 20 November 2007
• Finance Committee report to lead committee on the Financial Memorandum of the Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill published 21 November 2007

• Lead Committee Stage 1 Report published 13 December 2007 

Chamber proceedings at Stage 1 (20 December 2007):

• Official Report
• Minutes

The Bill passed Stage 1 on 20 December 2007.

Stage 2

The Bill was referred to the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee at Stage 2. The deadline for completion of Stage 2 consideration was 1 February 2008.

23 January 2008 (Consideration of amendments)

• Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (34KB pdf posted 21 January 2008)
• Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (15KB pdf posted 21 January 2008) 
• Official Report 
• Minutes (78KB pdf)

The Bill passed Stage 2 on 23 January 2008.

• Bill (As Amended at Stage 2) - Revised (50KB pdf posted 27 February 2008)
• Revised Explanatory Notes (As Amended at Stage 2) (72KB pdf posted 22 February 2008)

Stage 3

The Stage 3 debate took place on 28 February 2008. 

• Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 3 - Revised (75KB pdf posted 27 February 2008) 
• Groupings of Amendments for Stage 3 (48KB pdf posted 27 February 2008) 

Chamber proceedings at Stage 3 (28 February 2008):

• Official Report
• Minutes 

The Bill passed Stage 3 on 28 February 2008.

• Bill (As Passed) (56KB pdf posted 29 February 2008)

Royal Assent

The Bill received Royal Assent on 4 April 2008.

• Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Act (asp 3

The following volume, published on 24 April 2013, contains all the material relevant to the passage of this Bill:

• SPPB 121: Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill (5.71MB pdf)

Passage of the Bill:

• Summary (26KB pdf)