Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Meeting Minutes

29th Meeting, 2022

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Session: 6
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Meeting opened at: 09:02
Meeting closed at: 12:43
Published: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 09:31am

Committee Members Attendees

Also Present

Russell Findlay MSP, Roz McCall MSP, Sue Webber MSP, Tess White MSP, Carol Mochan MSP, Christine Grahame MSP, Martin Whitfield MSP, Michael Marra MSP, Graham Simpson MSP, Sarah Boyack MSP, Shona Robison MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government).

1 Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 121, 122, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70.

The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—

115 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)

38 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

39 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

40 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

41 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

42 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

43 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

44 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

46 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

71 (For 7, Against 0, Abstentions 0).

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—

18 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)

114 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)

2 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

116 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)

87 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

88 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

89 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

91 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

45 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)

123 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

125 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

127 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)

8 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

129 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

130 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

131 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)

97 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

132 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

9 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

10 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

11 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

12 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

13 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0).

The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 83, 20, 126, 128 and 95.

Amendment 19 was pre-empted.

The following amendments were not moved: 84, 85, 86, 117, 3, 118, 119, 120, 90, 124, 4, 48, 92, 5, 6, 7, 32, 93, 33, 34, 94, 96 and 98.

The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 13.

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9.

The Committee ended consideration of the Bill for the day section 13 having been agreed to.