Chamber and committees

I call Russell Findlay to wind up and press or withdraw his amendment.

The question is, that amendment 1049 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

Amendment 1023 has already been debated with amendment 1049.

The question is, that amendment 1050 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

No other member wishes to come in. Cabinet secretary, do you wish to comment?

The question is, that amendment 1057 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

The next item of business is consideration of evidence on an affirmative instrument: the Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No 2) Regulations 2022. I thank Keith Brown, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, for remaining with us for this agenda item. I also welcome Justin Haccius, the unit head of access to justice at the Scottish Government. I refer members to paper 2, and I invite the cabinet secretary to speak to the instrument.

As there are no more questions, I invite the cabinet secretary to move the motion.

Motion moved,

That the Criminal Justice Committee recommends that the Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.—[Keith Brown]

Motion agreed to.

Thank you for attending, cabinet secretary. You may escape now.

That concludes our meeting. The next meeting of the committee will be on the morning of Wednesday 15 June, when we will hear from the new Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, Dr Brian Plastow, on his draft code of practice on the acquisition, retention, use and destruction of biometric data for criminal justice and police purposes in Scotland.

We move on to the next group. Amendment 1035, in the name of Pauline McNeill, is grouped with amendments 1005, 1006, 1036, 1007, 1010 and 1034. I remind members that, if amendment 1035 is agreed to, I cannot call amendments 1005, 1006, 1036, 1007 and 1010, due to pre-emption.