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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-07242, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a bus...

The Presiding Officer NPA

I call Alexander Burnett to speak to and move amendment S6M-07242.1.

Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con) Con

As I indicated last week, the Scottish Conservatives seek to amend next week’s business programme to bring forward statements and debates that should have be...

The Presiding Officer NPA

Can we please extend courtesy to Mr Burnett and ensure that we can hear members when they are speaking?

Alexander Burnett Con

Indeed, since the Scottish National Party and the Greens joined forces, racing through legislation without scrutiny has become the norm. Its reasoning for ru...

The Minister for Parliamentary Business (George Adam) SNP

Well, that was a thing, wasn’t it? We covered all of this last week and again at the Parliamentary Bureau this week. Yesterday, the bureau agreed this busin...

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab

As the minister is aware, stage 3 of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was delayed and extended over two days following our request for more time...

George Adam SNP

As always, Mr Bibby is reasonable in his requests, and I am quite willing to come to the points that he made. The timeline that we have set for the gender re...

The Presiding Officer NPA

The question is, that amendment S6M-07242.1, in the name of Alexander Burnett, which seeks to amend motion S6M-07242, in the name of George Adam, setting out...

The Presiding Officer NPA

There will be a division. There will be a brief pause to allow members to access the digital voting system. 17:19 Meeting suspended. 17:23 On resuming—

The Presiding Officer NPA

The question is, that amendment S6M-07242.1, in the name of Alexander Burnett, be agreed to. Members should cast their votes now. The vote is closed.

Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP) SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Neither my phone nor my laptop would let me log into the system. I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Thank you. We will ensure that that is recorded.

The Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport (Michael Matheson) SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app is not working. I would have voted no.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Thank you. We will ensure that that is recorded. For Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con) Briggs, Miles (Lothi...

The Presiding Officer NPA

The result of the division on amendment S6M-07242.1, in the name of Alexander Burnett, is: For 30, Against 68, Abstentions 21. Amendment disagreed to.

The Presiding Officer NPA

The next question is, that motion S6M-07242, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme, be agreed t...

The Presiding Officer NPA

There will be a division. The vote is closed.

Michael Matheson SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app is not working. I would have voted yes.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Thank you, Mr Matheson. We will ensure that that is recorded.

Michelle Thomson SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am afraid that I still cannot get into the system. I would have voted yes.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Thank you. We will ensure that that is recorded. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherw...

The Presiding Officer NPA

The result of the division on motion S6M-07242, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme, is: For ...

The Presiding Officer NPA

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-07243, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on a stage 1 time...