Decision Time
There are nine questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S3M-8127, in the name of Jim Mather, on the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill is therefore passed. [Applause.]
The next question is, that motion S3M-8126, in the name of Shona Robison, on the Certification of Death (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Certification of Death (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The Certification of Death (Scotland) Bill is therefore passed. [Applause.]
The next question is, that motion S3M-8129, in the name of Fiona Hyslop, on the Public Records (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Public Records (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The Public Records (Scotland) Bill is therefore passed. [Applause.]
The next question is, that motion S3M-8136, in the name of Rhoda Grant, on the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill is therefore passed. [Applause.]
The next question is, that motion S3M-8130, in the name of John Swinney, on the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
Members: No.
There will be a division.
For
Adam, Brian (Aberdeen North) (SNP)
Aitken, Bill (Glasgow) (Con)
Alexander, Ms Wendy (Paisley North) (Lab)
Allan, Alasdair (Western Isles) (SNP)
Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab)
Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Baker, Richard (North East Scotland) (Lab)
Boyack, Sarah (Edinburgh Central) (Lab)
Brankin, Rhona (Midlothian) (Lab)
Brocklebank, Ted (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Brown, Gavin (Lothians) (Con)
Brown, Keith (Ochil) (SNP)
Brownlee, Derek (South of Scotland) (Con)
Butler, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab)
Carlaw, Jackson (West of Scotland) (Con)
Chisholm, Malcolm (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab)
Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP)
Constance, Angela (Livingston) (SNP)
Craigie, Cathie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (Lab)
Crawford, Bruce (Stirling) (SNP)
Cunningham, Roseanna (Perth) (SNP)
Don, Nigel (North East Scotland) (SNP)
Doris, Bob (Glasgow) (SNP)
Ewing, Fergus (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP)
Fabiani, Linda (Central Scotland) (SNP)
Ferguson, Patricia (Glasgow Maryhill) (Lab)
FitzPatrick, Joe (Dundee West) (SNP)
Foulkes, George (Lothians) (Lab)
Fraser, Murdo (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Gibson, Kenneth (Cunninghame North) (SNP)
Gibson, Rob (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)
Gillon, Karen (Clydesdale) (Lab)
Glen, Marlyn (North East Scotland) (Lab)
Godman, Trish (West Renfrewshire) (Lab)
Goldie, Annabel (West of Scotland) (Con)
Gordon, Charlie (Glasgow Cathcart) (Lab)
Grahame, Christine (South of Scotland) (SNP)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Harvie, Christopher (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP)
Henry, Hugh (Paisley South) (Lab)
Hepburn, Jamie (Central Scotland) (SNP)
Hyslop, Fiona (Lothians) (SNP)
Ingram, Adam (South of Scotland) (SNP)
Johnstone, Alex (North East Scotland) (Con)
Kelly, James (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab)
Kerr, Andy (East Kilbride) (Lab)
Kidd, Bill (Glasgow) (SNP)
Lamont, John (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Livingstone, Marilyn (Kirkcaldy) (Lab)
Lochhead, Richard (Moray) (SNP)
MacAskill, Kenny (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh) (SNP)
Macdonald, Lewis (Aberdeen Central) (Lab)
Macintosh, Ken (Eastwood) (Lab)
Martin, Paul (Glasgow Springburn) (Lab)
Marwick, Tricia (Central Fife) (SNP)
Mather, Jim (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)
Matheson, Michael (Falkirk West) (SNP)
Maxwell, Stewart (West of Scotland) (SNP)
McAveety, Mr Frank (Glasgow Shettleston) (Lab)
McCabe, Tom (Hamilton South) (Lab)
McConnell, Jack (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab)
McGrigor, Jamie (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
McKee, Ian (Lothians) (SNP)
McKelvie, Christina (Central Scotland) (SNP)
McLaughlin, Anne (Glasgow) (SNP)
McLetchie, David (Edinburgh Pentlands) (Con)
McMahon, Michael (Hamilton North and Bellshill) (Lab)
McMillan, Stuart (West of Scotland) (SNP)
McNeil, Duncan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab)
McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab)
McNulty, Des (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab)
Milne, Nanette (North East Scotland) (Con)
Mitchell, Margaret (Central Scotland) (Con)
Morgan, Alasdair (South of Scotland) (SNP)
Mulligan, Mary (Linlithgow) (Lab)
Murray, Elaine (Dumfries) (Lab)
Neil, Alex (Central Scotland) (SNP)
Oldfather, Irene (Cunninghame South) (Lab)
Park, John (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Paterson, Gil (West of Scotland) (SNP)
Peacock, Peter (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Peattie, Cathy (Falkirk East) (Lab)
Russell, Michael (South of Scotland) (SNP)
Salmond, Alex (Gordon) (SNP)
Scanlon, Mary (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Scott, John (Ayr) (Con)
Simpson, Dr Richard (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Smith, Elaine (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab)
Smith, Elizabeth (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Somerville, Shirley-Anne (Lothians) (SNP)
Stevenson, Stewart (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)
Stewart, David (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Sturgeon, Nicola (Glasgow Govan) (SNP)
Swinney, John (North Tayside) (SNP)
Thompson, Dave (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)
Watt, Maureen (North East Scotland) (SNP)
Welsh, Andrew (Angus) (SNP)
White, Sandra (Glasgow) (SNP)
Whitefield, Karen (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab)
Whitton, David (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab)
Wilson, Bill (West of Scotland) (SNP)
Wilson, John (Central Scotland) (SNP)
Abstentions
Brown, Robert (Glasgow) (LD)
Finnie, Ross (West of Scotland) (LD)
Harper, Robin (Lothians) (Green)
Harvie, Patrick (Glasgow) (Green)
McArthur, Liam (Orkney) (LD)
McInnes, Alison (North East Scotland) (LD)
Munro, John Farquhar (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD)
O’Donnell, Hugh (Central Scotland) (LD)
Purvis, Jeremy (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD)
Rumbles, Mike (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)
Smith, Iain (North East Fife) (LD)
Smith, Margaret (Edinburgh West) (LD)
Stephen, Nicol (Aberdeen South) (LD)
Stone, Jamie (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD)
Tolson, Jim (Dunfermline West) (LD)
The result of the division is: For 102, Against 0, Abstentions 15.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 be approved.
The next question is, that motion S3M-8140, in the name of John Swinney, on the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Order 2011, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2011 be approved.
The next question is, that motion S3M-8179, in the name of Tom McCabe, on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, on the reimbursement of members’ expenses scheme, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 81(2) and 83(5) of the Scotland Act 1998 determines that for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 paragraph 1.2.4 of the Reimbursement of Members’ Expenses Scheme agreed to by resolution of the Parliament on 12 June 2008 (“the Resolution”), (as amended by resolution of the Parliament on 24 March 2010) and annexed as Annex 1 to the Resolution shall not have effect.
The next question is, that motion S3M-8167, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on the Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2011, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
If no member disagrees, I propose to ask a single question on motions S3M-8163 to S3M-8166 and S3M-8168 to S3M-8174, on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments.
The question is, that motions S3M-8163 to S3M-8166 and S3M-8168 to S3M-8174 be agreed to.
Motions agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Cross-Border Mediation (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Debt Arrangement Scheme (Interest, Fees, Penalties and Other Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Fundable Bodies (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Fundable Bodies (University of the Highlands and Islands) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Modification and Consequential Provisions) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Amendment (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Public Services Reform (Agricultural Holdings) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Removal from Register and Dissolution) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/draft) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/45) be approved.
That concludes decision time.
Meeting closed at 17:28.