Chamber and committees

The question is, that amendment 59 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

There will be a division.

For

Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Against

Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)
Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Roddick, Emma (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)

Okay. That is grand.

Do members agree to move this agenda item to next week?

Members indicated agreement.

Thank you.

I will kick off. We have a number of themes and our first is “Reforming consenting—towards a single framework”. How has the planning and consenting regime for salmon farms changed since the publication of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee report?

I am conscious of time. I have a brief question, and I am hoping that we will get a brief response. Are the lines of responsibility clear for planning enforcement and ensuring that the conditions are met? If there is no information sharing, is there any possibility that issues could fall between the slats?

We will move on to our final theme—community engagement.

We will now consider the Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill at stage 2. I welcome to the meeting Christine Grahame, the member in charge of the bill, who is supported by officials from the Parliament’s non-Government bills unit and legal team. I also welcome Jim Fairlie, the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, and his supporting officials from the Scottish Government.

Before section 1

There will be a division.

For

Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)

Against

Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)
Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)
Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Roddick, Emma (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)
Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Amendment 10, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 11 to 14, 61, 62, 15, 16, 47, 48, 72 and 55. If amendment 62 is agreed to, I cannot call amendment 15, due to pre-emption.

There will be a division.

For

Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)
Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Roddick, Emma (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)
Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Against

Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)