Chamber and committees

No other members wish to speak to the amendments in the group.

Amendment 63, by agreement, withdrawn.

Amendments 23 and 24 moved—[Paul McLennan]—and agreed to.

Amendment 64 not moved.

Amendment 25 moved—[Paul McLennan]—and agreed to.

Amendment 65 not moved.

Amendment 2, in the name of Miles Briggs, was debated with amendment 5. Does Miles Briggs wish to move the amendment?

The next group of amendments is on appeals against arranged remediation work. Amendment 7, in the name of Graham Simpson, is the only amendment in the group.

Our next group is on warrants authorising the use of force to effect entry. Amendment 30, in the name of the minister, is the only amendment in the group.

The next group is on the responsible developers scheme. Amendment 67, in the name of Miles Briggs, is grouped with amendments 68, 71, 35, 3, 72, 36, and 75 to 79.

Group 11 is on a reinsurance scheme. Amendment 8, in the name of Graham Simpson, is the only amendment in the group.

As no other members wish to speak to the amendments in the group, I call Miles Briggs to wind up, and to press or withdraw amendment 67.

The next group of amendments is on reviews and reports. Amendment 1, in the name of Miles Briggs, is grouped with amendments 4, 6, 80 and 9.

The result of the division is: For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 17 disagreed to.

Amendment 18 moved—[Paul McLennan]—and agreed to.

Agenda item 2 is an evidence-taking session on the Accounts Commission report, “Local government in Scotland: Financial bulletin 2022/23”. We are joined by Jo Armstrong, who is the chair of the Accounts Commission, and Andrew Burns, who is the deputy chair; and, from Audit Scotland, by Carol Calder, audit director; Blyth Deans, senior manager; and Lucy Jones, audit manager. I welcome our witnesses to the meeting, and I particularly welcome Jo Armstrong to her first committee meeting as chair of the commission.