Chamber and committees

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

Amendment 116 disagreed to.

Amendment 117 not moved.

Amendment 118 moved—[Jeremy Balfour].

The question is, that amendment 118 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

I am glad that I was so persuasive from the chair, Mr Balfour.

Amendments 109 to 111 moved—[Jeremy Balfour]—and agreed to.

Amendments 112 to 115 not moved.

Section 7, as amended, agreed to.

Section 8—Appeal to First-tier Tribunal against process decisions

There will be a division.

For

Clark, Katy (West Scotland) (Lab)
Doris, Bob (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP)
McNair, Marie (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)
O’Kane, Paul (West Scotland) (Lab)
Stewart, Kevin (Aberdeen Central) (SNP)
Torrance, David (Kirkcaldy) (SNP)

Against

Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con)
McCall, Roz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

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

Amendment 29 agreed to.

Section 9—Liability of individual for assistance given in error

Amendment 30 moved—[Shirley-Anne Somerville]—and agreed to.

Section 10—Liability of individual’s representative for assistance given in error

Amendment 31 moved—[Shirley-Anne Somerville]—and agreed to.

Section 11—Consequential modification of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973

Amendment 32 moved—[Shirley-Anne Somerville]—and agreed to.

Section 12—Liability of individual’s estate

Amendments 33 and 34 moved—[Shirley-Anne Somerville]—and agreed to.

Section 12, as amended, agreed to.

Section 13—Assistance given in error: reviews and appeals

Amendments 35 to 50 moved—[Shirley-Anne Somerville]—and agreed to.

Section 13, as amended, agreed to.

After section 13

Amendment 51 moved—[Shirley-Anne Somerville]—and agreed to.

Will you talk about pressing or withdrawing your amendment?

I am now giving you some latitude, Mr Balfour. Please draw your remarks to a close.

The question is, that amendment 1 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

The question is, that amendment 2 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Before I bring in the cabinet secretary, I will make a brief contribution, which the cabinet secretary might reflect on in her reply.

I understand that there are already plans for the Scottish Government to extend the run-on of the benefit. Does that require to be detailed in the bill? Is it a policy decision, with a budget implication, that can be taken at a later date? Irrespective of how long we wish the support payment to run for, I wonder whether it requires an amendment to be placed in the legislation.