Chamber and committees

Amendment 1024, in the name of Graham Simpson, is grouped with amendments 1025, 1026 and 1008. I remind members that, if amendment 1024 is agreed to, I cannot call amendments 1025, 1026 and 1008 due to pre-emption.

Members will be pleased to know that that brings us to the final group of amendments for today. Amendment 1029, in the name of Jamie Greene, is grouped with amendments 1030 to 1033.

There will be a division.

For

Findlay, Russell (West Scotland) (Con)
Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (Con)

Against

Clark, Katy (West Scotland) (Lab)
MacGregor, Fulton (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)
Mackay, Rona (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)
McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow) (Lab)
Nicoll, Audrey (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP)
Stevenson, Collette (East Kilbride) (SNP)

That ends stage 2 consideration of the bill.

The legislation team will now produce a version of the bill as amended, showing all the amendments made to the bill by the committee. That will be available to members within the next few days.

I take the opportunity to thank all those who have assisted the committee during its scrutiny of the bill.

I suspend the meeting for a few minutes before the next agenda item.

Thank you. Jamie Greene has a question.

Mr Simpson, do you wish to move amendment 1026?

There will be a division.

For

Clark, Katy (West Scotland) (Lab)
Findlay, Russell (West Scotland) (Con)
Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (Con)
McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow) (Lab)

Against

MacGregor, Fulton (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)
Mackay, Rona (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)
Nicoll, Audrey (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP)
Stevenson, Collette (East Kilbride) (SNP)

I would rather that the cabinet secretary made progress than that he took an intervention.

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

Amendment 1002 disagreed to.

A very good morning, and welcome to the 19th meeting in 2022 of the Criminal Justice Committee. There are no apologies.

Agenda item 1 is consideration of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill at stage 2. I ask members to refer to their copy of the bill, the marshalled list of amendments and the groupings of amendments for this item.

I welcome to the meeting the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Keith Brown, and his officials. I remind the officials that they are here to assist the cabinet secretary during the stage 2 debate and that they are not permitted to participate in the debate. For that reason, members should not direct any questions to them.

We are also joined by two non-committee members who have lodged amendments to the bill: Graham Simpson MSP and Brian Whittle MSP, who is to arrive shortly.

As a reminder, the Criminal Justice Committee will consider amendments to the justice provisions in the bill—specifically amendments to sections 26 and 30 to 32 in part 3, and part 5, including the schedule to be considered immediately after the section that introduces it, and any other amendments specifically on matters relating to justice, including civil and criminal justice. The COVID-19 Recovery Committee will consider all other amendments. Separate daily lists and marshalled lists have been produced for each committee.

Before we begin our consideration of amendments, I politely ask members to make their points succinct and clear when they are speaking to their amendments.

Section 26 agreed to.

Sections 30 and 31 agreed to.

Section 32—Chairperson’s functions