We have to deal with the bill in accordance with standing orders. Only one amendment has been received. Members have it in front of them. We will go through the bill as agreed, taking each section and its schedule in order.
Section 1 agreed to.
Schedule 1
The Scottish Administration
I call amendment 1, in the name of the minister.
As I mentioned, it is simply a small change to the health department's purpose—purpose being something that authorises what individual departments are allowed to spend their money on. There was an administrative oversight, which meant that the words "other health services" were omitted from the health department purpose, as set out in the current entry of the schedule. The amendment seeks to reinsert the words and ensures that the health department has the authority to spend resources on the full range of activities that it needs to carry out.
I think that we are glad that that point was picked up.
Amendment 1 agreed to.
Schedule 1, as amended, agreed to.
Section 2 agreed to.
Schedule 2 agreed to.
Sections 3 and 4 agreed to.
Schedules 3 and 4 agreed to.
Section 5 agreed to.
Schedule 5 agreed to.
Sections 6 to 10 agreed to.
Long title agreed to.
That concludes our consideration at stage 2 of the Budget (Scotland) (No 2) Bill.
Meeting closed at 12:21.
Previous
Budget Documents