We now turn to stage 2 proceedings on the Budget (Scotland) (No 3) Bill. We do not have amendments to deal with but, under standing orders, we are obliged to consider each section and schedule of the bill and the long title and to agree formally to each. We shall take the sections in order, with schedules being taken immediately after the sections that introduce them, and the long title last. This is not just a procedural requirement—it provides an opportunity for members to debate or ask questions about any part of the bill. However, standing orders allow us to put a single question where groups of sections or schedules fall to be considered consecutively. I therefore need put only two questions on the bill, unless members want to raise questions about individual sections or schedules. Should any member want to discuss any of the sections or schedules, he or she should indicate that as those sections or schedules arise.
Section 1 agreed to.
Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to.
Section 2 agreed to.
Schedules 3 and 4 agreed to.
Sections 3 to 5 agreed to.
Schedule 5 agreed to.
Sections 6 to 10 agreed to.
Long title agreed to.
That concludes stage 2 of the bill. I thank the minister and David Palmer for attending.
Thank you, convener. The meeting has been most enjoyable. I am sure that we shall see a lot more of each other in future.
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