Chamber and committees

We will now continue our consideration of amendments at stage 2 of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill.

Amendment 54, in the name of Rachael Hamilton, is in a group on its own.

The result of the division is: For 4, Against 5, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 54 disagreed to.

Amendment 55 moved—[Beatrice Wishart].

The question is, that amendment 55 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

The question is, that amendment 80 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

The result of the division is: For 4, Against 5, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 80 disagreed to.

Sections 8 and 9 agreed to.

After section 9

Amendment 81 moved—[Ariane Burgess]—and agreed to.

Section 10—Effect of plans

Amendment 24 moved—[Rhoda Grant].

The question is, that amendment 24 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

Amendment 26, in the name of Rhoda Grant, is grouped with amendments 26A, 56, 83, 86 to 103, 30 and 64.

I beg your pardon, Rhoda—I was distracted. Could you please repeat what you said?

Would you like to respond, cabinet secretary?

I am just thinking about how late on we are in the process and the emphasis that so many stakeholders have put on the requirement for an oversight body. The parliamentary timetable has not been helpful here. I point out that we had the stage 1 debate but we did not get a response from the Scottish Government until five weeks after our report was published. Cabinet secretary, given that stage 3 is probably in two weeks’ time, will you make a firm commitment to lodge amendments in a short timescale in order to address the concerns that have been raised today?