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Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con)
Amendment 1 is designed to be a simple amendment that seeks to draw together some points of consensus that emerged during the stage 1 evidence and to give reassur...
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Oliver Mundell
The amendment seeks to introduce “for the avoidance of doubt” wording. It would not change the law or what is already in the bill; it would just provide some reas...
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Oliver Mundell
The member might be interested to know that I tried to lodge a version of my amendment with wording that was similar to that, but I was told by the legislation te...
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Oliver Mundell
Will the member take an intervention on that point?
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Oliver Mundell
Again, I point out to the member that I tried that approach. I included a best interests test, which was my preferred approach. However, I was told that the bill ...
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Oliver Mundell
I will pick up those points in my winding-up speech, convener.
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Oliver Mundell
I understand the point that the minister is trying to make, but given that the bill refers to the removal of a defence, it is pretty clear that those would be con...
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Oliver Mundell
I thank the minister for giving way again. As I said to Alex Cole-Hamilton, I sought to make reference to the 1995 act in a previous draft of my amendment, but th...
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Oliver Mundell
Does John Finnie accept that the fact that the Lord Advocate is going to address a number of points in guidance suggests that there is at least some doubt about h...
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Oliver Mundell
This has been a helpful discussion, in part. I do not accept that the bill, as drafted, is free from doubt. I think that there are legitimate and on-going concern...
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