Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 19 January 2016
19 Jan 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Apologies (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Apologies (Scotland) Bill. Members should have the bill as amended at stage 2, the marshalled list of amendments and the groupings of amendments. The division bell will sound and proceedings will be suspended for five minutes for the first division of the afternoon, and the period of voting for the first division will be 30 seconds. Members who wish to speak in the debate should press their request-to-speak buttons as soon as possible after I call the group. I would be grateful if members could now refer to the marshalled list of amendments.
Section 2—Legal proceedings covered
In the same item of business
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Elaine Smith)
Lab
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Apologies (Scotland) Bill. Members should have the bill as amended at stage 2, the marshalled list of...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Lab
Group 1 is on the power to modify the legal proceedings that are covered by the bill. Amendment 1, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 2.
The Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs (Paul Wheelhouse)
SNP
I will speak briefly to amendments 1 and 2. Under section 2(3) of the bill, the Scottish ministers have the power to modify the exceptions in sections 2(1) ...
Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Lab)
Lab
I thank the minister for lodging amendments 1 and 2. Amendment 1 does indeed clarify the purpose of an exception. Obviously, as legislation is passed in the...
Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con)
Con
I again take the opportunity to thank the minister and his officials for working constructively with me to reach the stage at which I believe that we will ha...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Lab
I have had two slightly late bids from members who wish to speak, so I will call those members before I call the minister.
Annabel Goldie (West Scotland) (Con)
Con
This is de minimis; it is just a point for clarification. In relation to section 2, I presume that in the fourth line from the end where the word “proceeding...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Lab
The other member no longer wishes to speak, so I call the minister to wind up.
Paul Wheelhouse
SNP
With regard to the reference in amendment 2 to transitional, transitory or saving provision, an act of the Scottish Parliament that amends a law in most case...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Lab
That ends stage 3 consideration of amendments.