That's all from the Holyrood Live team on 26 May 2016.

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We're back on Tuesday with all the action from the Scottish Parliament, until then have a lovely weekend.  

MSPs vote overwhelmingly to back the UK's continued membership of the EU:

• 106 MSPs vote to remain in the EU
• 8 MSPs vote against remaining in the EU
• there are three abstentions

MSPs will almost certainly back the UK's continued membership of the EU at 5pm today, with less than a month to the in/out referendum. 

Only three MSPs have spoken in favour of an EU exit in this parliamentary debate:

• Labour MSP Elaine Smith
• Conservative MSP Margaret Mitchell
• Conservative MSP Graham Simpson

Mr Swinney compares Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser to his namesake in Dad's Army...."We're all doomed."

Mr Swinney defends the named person policy and says it is about protecting the most vulnerable in our society.

Labour MSP Iain Gray intervenes calling on the education secretary to accept that many parents across Scotland have lost faith in the policy.

The deputy first minister says a very good idea, with broad support, has been utterly misrepresented in the debate over the last few weeks.

He says he will do everything he can to rebuild confidence in the policy. 

The education secretary says the government is going to move as far and as fast as it possibly can to address the attainment gap, but will not put youngster's education certificates at risk.

Mr Swinney criticises the Conservative plans for a graduate tax.

Mr Swinney, earlier in the debate, pledged to reduce teacher workload as part of the government's drive to reduce the attainment gap between schools.

The education secretary  said improving attainment across the country would be the "driving purpose" of his tenure. 

To that end: 

• he has asked the chief inspector of education to write to schools with guidance about qualifications and assessment in a bid to cut out unnecessary work for teachers
• he has also pledged to meet with Janet Brown, the Chief Examiner in Scotland, every month to help improve conditions in schools

Deputy First Minister and Education Secretary John Swinney begins, as is tradition, by paying tribute to the speeches over the last few days.

The Scottish Conservative education spokesperson says the challenges facing universities and colleges are as great as anywhere in education.

Ms Smith says raising taxes to fund these sectors would be a mistake and says a graduate contribution would be better.

She then goes on to highlight what she sees as unfairness in the early years.

The Tory MSP calls for boldness and focus on the three Rs and freeing teachers up to teach.

She also calls on the government to get rid of the named person policy. 

Ms Smith welcomes Mr Swinney to the education brief and heaps praise upon him. 

"Mr Swinney you will have to be a class act if you are going to sort out the education brief." 

Tory MSP Liz Smith says the key priority for this parliament is the delivery of economic growth in Scotland.

Ms Smith calls for competitive tax rates and business rates and well planned infrastructure projects.

Scottish Conservative MSP Liz Smith says the view of Mr Gray back in his education role is better from the new home of her party as second biggest party.

Ms Smith says her party was sent back in numbers to provide a strong opposition based on two things

• clear facts and evidence
• constructive, credible, coherent policy and alternatives

Mr Gray moves to the more serious issue of education and says nothing can be a substitute for sufficient resources and more teachers.

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Education Secretary John Swinney says he has been asked to listen and that is what he is doing and he asks if Mr Gray will learn a lesson from the election.

Mr Gray hits back saying again a summit is not a substitute for funding for the sector.

Former Labour leader Mr Gray says of the election: 

"The people have spoken, as that famous American senator said.... the bastards."

Ms Fabiani says she can see why Mr Gray asked for forbearance, but that's it is it used up.

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Scottish Labour MSP Iain Gray begins, as many have, by seeking favour with the presiding officers.

"I can hardly contain my admiration for you and your colleagues and will be seeking your forbearance in return."

SNP MSP Willie Coffey says young people who are less well off in Scotland are not reaching their full potential.

Mr Coffey says the next five years gives everyone in the parliament and opportunity to change this.

Labour MSP Claudia Beamish uses her speech to highlight cuts to colleges.

Ms Beamish says Labour's spending plans would reverse huge cuts to the budget from the SNP.

She says her party's plans are indeed progressive. 

Another maiden speech, this time from SNP MSP Emma Harper who won through on the South of Scotland list. 

Ms Harper says when she watched the opening of the parliament in 1999 she was thousands of miles away working with a theatre trauma team from a Los Angeles hospital where she was welcomed as an immigrant.

She stresses the importance of immigrants in our own NHS.

Ms Harper says she is a proud nurse with over 30 years of experience and it is her passion for the NHS which led her to Holyrood.

She says the Scottish government is delivering on the NHS.

Making his first speech, Conservative MSP Donald Cameron says he wants to "occupy Holyrood" and remind parliament about those that live beyond the Highland line.

Mr Cameron says there are issues that must be addressed such as broadband connectivity and the state of the road network.

The Highlands and Islands MSP says there is only one ambulance that services the entire island of Mull.

"No man is an island" he says, adding that he wants his constituents to feel a part of the country and wider community.