Chamber and committees

The result of the division is: For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 111 disagreed to.

Section 45 agreed to.

Section 46—Commencement

The result of the division is: For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0.

As the result is a tie, I will use my casting vote as convener in order for the committee to reach a decision. I vote against the amendment.

Amendment 8 disagreed to.

Amendment 9 moved—[Murdo Fraser].

The question is, that amendment 9 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

There will be a division.

For

Fraser, Murdo (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con)

Against

Brown, Siobhian (Ayr) (SNP)
Fairlie, Jim (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP)
Mason, John (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
Rowley, Alex (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

The result of the division is: For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 9 disagreed to.

Section 46, as amended, agreed to.

Section 47 agreed to.

Long title agreed to.

That ends stage 2 consideration of the bill. I thank the Deputy First Minister and his supporting officials for their attendance this morning and this evening.

The committee’s next meeting will be on 23 June, when we will continue to take evidence as part of our inquiry on the communication of public health information on Covid-19.

Good evening. We reconvene at the start of group 4.

I remind members that we have 14 groupings of amendments in total. We intend to conclude stage 2 proceedings this evening, and I am keen that we achieve that aim. I am mindful that there are on-going travel disruptions and that members who have lodged amendments in groups that appear towards the end of the list of groupings should be given a fair hearing. I therefore ask members to keep their interventions and responses concise. If I feel that an intervention is going on for too long, I will interrupt to ensure that we continue to make progress on the bill.

If a member has the first amendment in a group, they should bear in mind that they will be given the opportunity to respond to points that are made by other members when I invite them to wind up.

Section 8—Regulations on continuing operation of educational establishments

The result of the division is: For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 0.

As the result is a tie, I will use my casting vote as convener in order for the committee to reach a decision. I vote against the amendment.

Amendment 4 disagreed to.

Amendment 5 moved—[Brian Whittle].

Thank you, Mr Whittle. Can you confirm whether you are pressing amendment 4?

The question is, that amendment 23 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.