Chamber and committees

The result of the division is: For 1, Against 8, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 104 disagreed to.

Amendment 105 moved—[Colin Smyth].

There will be a division.

For

Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

Against

Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)
Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)
Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Whitham, Elena (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)
Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)

There will be a division.

For

Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Against

Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)
Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)
Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Whitham, Elena (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)

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

Amendment 107 disagreed to.

Amendment 108 moved—[Colin Smyth]—and agreed to.

Section 1, as amended, agreed to.

I will now pause the meeting for 10 minutes to allow the clerk to distribute to members the purpose and effect notes that the Scottish Government has provided on its amendments. I am disappointed that the notes were provided only after close of play last night, which has given members little time to consider them. However, we will take 10 minutes now to look at them and will resume at 10:16.

After section 1

Would any other members like to comment?

There will be a division.

For

Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Abstentions

Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)
Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Whitham, Elena (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)

The question is, that amendment 110 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

The question is, that amendment 111 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

Before we move on, I welcome to the committee Karen Adam, who is substituting for Kate Forbes, who has had to leave the meeting.

I now call Rachael Hamilton to speak to—