Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Housing (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have the bill as amended at s...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

We have reached group 19, which is on housing and homelessness: supporting persons experiencing etc abuse. Amendment 309, in the name of Katy Clark, is group...

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab

I will speak to amendment 309 and my other amendments in the group. Amendment 309 would require relevant bodies to ask individuals who they have reason to be...

The Cabinet Secretary for Housing (Màiri McAllan) SNP

I will begin by addressing Katy Clark’s amendments 309 and 310, which would oblige the relevant body to ask “whether the person is homeless or threatened wi...

Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP) SNP

Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?

Màiri McAllan SNP

Speaking of interests, I will absolutely take Mr Stewart’s intervention.

Kevin Stewart SNP

I thank the cabinet secretary for taking my intervention. I am very pleased to hear her say that the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 will be ...

Màiri McAllan SNP

I am very happy to give that assurance to Kevin Stewart, because I know the import that he places on those matters. I hope that he, and other members, see th...

Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green) Green

Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?

Màiri McAllan SNP

Yes, I will.

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

Please be brief.

Maggie Chapman Green

I understand what the cabinet secretary is saying, but given that, as we have discussed in relation to other legislation, including legislation that we passe...

Màiri McAllan SNP

I understand entirely the point that Maggie Chapman puts to me, but I am afraid that I cannot commit today to putting that into primary legislation, because ...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

I call Maggie Chapman to speak to amendment 327 and other amendments in the group.

Maggie Chapman Green

I am grateful for the work that I know the cabinet secretary has done with Scottish Women’s Aid. Because of that work, I will not move amendment 327. I have...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

I call Meghan Gallacher to speak to amendment 111 and the other amendments in the group.

Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con) Con

It is good to begin today’s housing bill proceedings on a positive note. I thank the previous cabinet secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, and Màiri McAllan f...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

I call Katy Clark to wind up and to press or withdraw amendment 309.

Katy Clark Lab

The cabinet secretary seems to be saying that amendments 309 to 312 and 329 are not required, because the bill will require that landlords adopt a domestic a...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

To clarify, are you pressing amendment 309?

Katy Clark Lab

I press my amendment.

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

The question is, that amendment 309 be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

There will be a division. As this will be the first division of the stage 3 proceedings today, I suspend the meeting for around five minutes, to allow member...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

We will proceed with the division on amendment 309, in the name of Katy Clark. The vote is closed.

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray) SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect to the app. I would have voted no.

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

Thank you, Mr Gray. I will ensure that that is recorded. For Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Ind) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (C...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

The result of the division is: For 48, Against 58, Abstentions 0. Amendment 309 disagreed to. Amendment 310 moved—Katy Clark.

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

The question is, that amendment 310 be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

There will be a division. The vote is closed. I call Angus Robertson for a point of order.

The Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (Angus Robertson) SNP

I am sorry, Presiding Officer, but I wanted to make a point of order for the previous vote. I would have voted no in the previous vote, but I have taken part...