J2/S2/06/25/M

25th Meeting, 2006 (Session 2)

Tuesday 3 October 2006

Present:

Also present: Bill Aitken MSP and John Swinney MSP.

The meeting opened at 2.03 pm.

1. Items in Private: The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.

2. Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill: The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 231, 235, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 97, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 290, 250, 251, 98, 252, 99, 100, 253, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 254, 255, 109, 110, 111, 257, 258, 112, 259, 260, 86, 87, 88, 89, 261, 113, 262, 263, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127.

The following amendments were agreed to by division—

232 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
233 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
234 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
236 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
256 (For 6, Against 0, Abstentions 1)

The following amendments were disagreed to by division—

268 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
228 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
275 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
190 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
276 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
279 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
280 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
284 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
285 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
286 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
291 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
229 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
292 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were not moved: 267, 269, 225, 226, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 289, 227, 277, 278, 281, 282, 283, 230.

Amendment 191 was pre-empted.

Sections 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30 and 31 were agreed to without amendment.

Sections 18, 19 and 20, schedule 3, sections 25, 26 and 28, schedule 2 and sections 32, 33 and 34 were agreed to as amended.

The Committee ended consideration of the Bill for the day, section 34 having been agreed to.

3. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee considered the following negative instrument—

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006 (SSI 3006/466)

and agreed to make no recommendation.

4. Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee agreed from whom to seek written and oral evidence and to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any witness expenses in the inquiry.

5. Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Trading (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee considered a draft stage 1 report and agreed to consider the report in private at its next meeting.

The meeting closed at 5.13 pm.

Tracey Hawe/Alison Walker
Clerks to the Committee