Minutes: 16 December 2025

1. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2.

Amendment 21 was agreed to (without division).

The following amendments were agreed to (by division)— 
9   (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 
10 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 
11 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 
12 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 
13 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 
14 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 
15 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 
16 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 
17 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 
7   (For 5, Against 2, Abstentions 0) 
8   (For 5, Against 2, Abstentions 0) 
19 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)— 
9A (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
20 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
22 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
23 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
24 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
25 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0) 
5   (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
26 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
27 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1) 
28 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
29 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
30 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
6   (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
31 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
32 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
33 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1) 
34 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
1   (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 
18 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 
40 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 
45 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
46 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
47 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
48 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
49 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
50 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
53 (For 2, Against 3, Abstentions 2)
54 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1) 
55 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 
56 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn:  35, 36, 51.

The following amendments were not moved:  3, 4, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 52, 57 and 58.

The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 3, 4 and 5.

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 1 and 2 and the long title.

The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.