Local Government and Communities Committee, 03 Jun 2009

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Official Report 358KB pdf

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Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill: Stage 2

Good morning and welcome to the Local Government and Communities Committee's 17th meeting in 2009. As usual, I ask members and the public to turn off all mobile phones and BlackBerrys.

Agenda item 1 is stage 2 consideration of the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill, for which I welcome Bruce Crawford, the Minister for Parliamentary Business. We have no amendments to deal with, but the minister and his officials must attend the committee for stage 2. Under standing orders, we must consider and formally agree to each section of and schedule to the bill and the long title. Standing orders allow us to put a single question when sections or schedules are to be considered consecutively. Unless members disagree, that is what I will do.

Section 1 agreed to.

Schedule agreed to.

Sections 2 and 3 agreed to.

Long title agreed to.

That concludes stage 2 consideration. I thank the minister and his officials for being here.

I am grateful to have been here.

That took one minute and 19 seconds.

That is a record.