Minutes: 15 November 2022

1. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 121, 122, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70.

The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—

115 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)

38 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

39 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

40 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

41 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

42 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

43 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

44 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

46 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

71 (For 7, Against 0, Abstentions 0).

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—

18 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)

114 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)

2 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

116 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)

87 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

88 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

89 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

91 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

45 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)

123 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

125 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

127 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)

8 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

129 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

130 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

131 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)

97 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

132 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

9 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

10 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

11 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

12 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

13 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0).

The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 83, 20, 126, 128 and 95.

Amendment 19 was pre-empted.

The following amendments were not moved: 84, 85, 86, 117, 3, 118, 119, 120, 90, 124, 4, 48, 92, 5, 6, 7, 32, 93, 33, 34, 94, 96 and 98.

The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 13.

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9.

The Committee ended consideration of the Bill for the day section 13 having been agreed to.