Chamber and committees

The result of the division is: For 6, Against 3, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 11 agreed to.

Amendment 12 moved—[Jim Fairlie].

There will be a division.

For

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

Against

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

Amendment 62, in the name of Finlay Carson, has already been debated with amendment 10. I remind members that, if amendment 62 is agreed to, I cannot call amendment 15 due to pre-emption.

Amendment 62 moved—[Finlay Carson].

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)

The question is, that amendment 16 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

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)

Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the 22nd meeting in 2024 of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee. I remind everyone to switch their electronic devices to silent. We have apologies from Elena Whitham, and I welcome back Karen Adam as her substitute.

Our first agenda item is consideration of the Charges for Residues Surveillance Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2024, which is a negative instrument. Does any member wish to comment on the instrument?

I have some concerns about such a big increase in potential costs—from £5 million to £8 million. I do not know whether that is down to operating costs and veterinary costs.

I certainly do not think that there is enough information in the papers that we have before us today to enable us to make a decision. I propose that we move this agenda item to next week, so that we can consider it when we have the minister in front of us to deal with two other pieces of subordinate legislation and can make a decision then. Do members agree to do that?

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)

The result of the division is: For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 66 disagreed to.

Section 3, as amended, agreed to.

Section 4—Content of code: certificate

Amendment 37 moved—[Jim Fairlie]—and agreed to.

Amendments 67 and 68 not moved.

Amendments 38 to 44 moved—[Jim Fairlie]—and agreed to.

Amendment 69 not moved.