COVID-19 Recovery Committee
16th Meeting, 2022
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2.
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67A and 67 (as amended).
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
23 (For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
24 (For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
25 (For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
26 (For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
27 (For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
28 (For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
36 (For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
38 (For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
39 (For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
69 (For 4, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
4 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
5 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
1 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
10 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
11 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
6 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
7 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
112 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
113 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
115 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
117 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
118 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
119 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
120 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
121 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
122 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
123 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
124 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
125 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
126 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
13 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
127 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
14 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
128 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
15 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
129 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
132 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
133 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
134 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
135 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
136 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
137 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
138 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
140 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
141 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
142 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
143 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
144 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
145 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
3 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
70 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
71 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
72 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
73 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
74 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
75 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
76 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
77 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
78 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
79 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
80 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
81 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
82 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
146 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
147 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
111 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
8 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
9 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 66 and 109.
Amendment 68 was pre-empted.
The following amendments were not moved: 12, 114, 116, 130, 131, 16, 17, 18, 139, 2, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108 and 110.
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 45, 47 and the long title.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 1, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, and 46.
The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.
Murdo Fraser MSP declared an interest in two heritable properties, as a member of the Law Society of Scotland and as a member of the Church of Scotland; Oliver Mundell MSP indicated he had no relevant interests; Stephen Kerr MSP indicated he had no relevant interests; Edward Mountain declared his farming business includes rental properties and that he is a qualified rural surveyor with over 20 years professional experience, this included letting of properties for clients on holiday, short and long term lets; Mercedes Villalba declared that she is a member of ACORN tenants' union and the Living Rent tenants' union; Mark Griffin declared an interest as the owner of a rented property in North Lanarkshire.
The Committee suspended at 11:18am and resumed at 5:30pm.