Chamber and committees

Amendment 24, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 6 to 8 and 10.

The result of the division is: For 6, Against 2, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 36 agreed to.

The question is, that amendment 38 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

Agenda item 4 is consideration of a negative instrument. I refer members to paper 2.

If members have no questions, is the committee content not to make any recommendations to the Parliament on the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

Thank you. That concludes today’s meeting. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 8 June, when our main item of business will be consideration of stage 2 amendments to the justice provisions in the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill.

I now close the meeting.

The question is, that amendment 20 be agreed to. Are we all agreed?

Members: No.

Amendment 121, in the name of Jamie Greene, has already been debated. I remind members that, if amendment 121 is agreed to, I cannot call amendment 37 due to pre-emption.

Amendment 121 not moved.

Amendment 37 moved—[Ash Regan]—and agreed to.

Amendment 38 moved—[Ash Regan].

I wish you a very good morning. Welcome to the 18th meeting in 2022 of the Criminal Justice Committee. We have received no apologies.

We have two main items of business today: completion of stage 2 of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill, and consideration of a number of Scottish statutory instruments.

Before we move on to amendments to the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill, I remind members that we need to complete our stage 2 scrutiny before the deadline next Wednesday, 8 June. Although I am keen for members to fully debate and scrutinise the remaining amendments, I intend that we will complete stage 2 today. If necessary, I will run the meeting until 1.45 pm. I am anxious to avoid that, but if we do not manage to get to the SSIs today, we will need to rearrange consideration at an additional meeting for members and the minister early next week.

Agenda item 1 is to recommence our stage 2 consideration of the bill where we stopped last week, which was at amendment 80 to section 10. I ask members to refer to their copy of the bill, the marshalled list of amendments and the groupings of amendments.

I welcome back the Minister for Community Safety, Ash Regan, and her officials. I remind the officials that they are there to assist the minister during the stage 2 debate and are not permitted to participate in the debate. For that reason, members should not direct questions to them.

Section 10—Grant of fireworks licence subject to conditions

Amendment 81, in the name of Jamie Greene, is grouped with amendments 82 and 83.

The question is, that amendment 86 be agreed to. Are we all agreed?

Members: No.