Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 17 May 2018
17 May 2018 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Relief from Additional Amount) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
We now move to the closing speeches.
15:23In the same item of business
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Christine Grahame)
SNP
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-12264, in the name of Derek Mackay, on stage 3 of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Relief from Add...
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution (Derek Mackay)
SNP
I am pleased to open this stage 3 debate on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Relief from Additional Amount) (Scotland) Bill. I thank the Finance and C...
Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Con
The Scottish Conservatives warmly welcome the bill that is before us this afternoon. There are no amendments at stage 3; indeed, there were no amendments at ...
James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lab
It is always a delight to take part in a consensual debate with the cabinet secretary and Mr Fraser. Scottish Labour supports the introduction and the passag...
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)
Green
I, too, thank my fellow committee members and the people who have supported the committee’s work in scrutinising the bill. What a rare treat it is to see the...
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)
NPA
We move to the open debate. Ivan McKee will be followed by Neil Bibby. 15:14
Ivan McKee (Glasgow Provan) (SNP)
SNP
I am pleased to speak in this stage 3 debate on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Relief from Additional Amount) (Scotland) Bill. I take the opportunit...
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
Like my Labour colleague James Kelly, the minister and other members across the chamber, I make clear my support for the bill that we will vote on today. I w...
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
SNP
Having been on the previous Finance Committee when we spent many happy hours considering and then legislating on the land and buildings transaction tax, I co...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
We now move to the closing speeches. 15:23
Patrick Harvie
Green
Well, it has been a short time, Presiding Officer. This has been a short debate, and I do not think that I have ever given an opening speech and a closing sp...
James Kelly
Lab
The debate has been very short, so I will make a brief speech to sum it up. I echo what Patrick Harvie said, in that in all the Finance and Constitution Comm...
Derek Mackay
SNP
Like every other member who has spoken in the debate, in summing it up I will be relatively brief. Mr Fraser gave us a revelation that I think surprised eve...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
That concludes the stage 3 debate on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Relief from Additional Amount) (Scotland) Bill. Given that decision time today...