Decision Time

– in the Scottish Parliament at on 21 June 2017.

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Photo of Kenneth Macintosh Kenneth Macintosh Labour

There are a number of questions to be put as a result of today’s business.

The first question is, that amendment S5M-06126.1, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, which seeks to amend motion S5M-06126, in the name of Edward Mountain, on freedom of information requests, be agreed to.

Amendment agreed to.

The Presiding Officer:

The next question is, that motion S5M-06126, on freedom of information requests, as amended, be agreed to.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament condemns the Scottish Government’s poor performance in responding to freedom of information requests; calls for an independent inquiry into the way that it deals with these, and agrees to undertake post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, and welcomes commitments by the Scottish Government to adopt a policy of pro-actively publishing all material released under FOI to ensure that it is as widely available as possible.

The next question is, that amendment S5M-06186.4, in the name of Fergus Ewing, which seeks to amend motion S5M-06186, in the name of Peter Chapman, on agriculture, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 2 Decision Time

Aye: 61 MSPs

No: 57 MSPs

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No: A-Z by last name

Abstained: 6 MSPs

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The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 61, Against 57, Abstentions 6.

Amendment agreed to.

The next question is that amendment S5M-06186.1, in the name of Rhoda Grant, which seeks to amend motion S5M-06186 in the name of Peter Chapman, on agriculture, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 3 Decision Time

Aye: 57 MSPs

No: 61 MSPs

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No: A-Z by last name

Abstained: 6 MSPs

Abstained: A-Z by last name

The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 57, Against 61, Abstentions 6.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is that motion S5M-06186, on agriculture, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 4 Decision Time

Aye: 80 MSPs

No: 36 MSPs

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Abstained: 8 MSPs

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The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 80, Against 36, Abstentions 8.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament notes the findings of Audit Scotland’s June 2017 update on the common agricultural policy (CAP) futures programme; agrees that the biggest threat to Scottish agriculture remains the UK’s departure from the EU, withdrawal from the CAP and the loss of membership of the single market; recognises the need to develop a sustainable system of future rural support beyond 2020 that invests in and supports the best possible environmental and productivity outcomes for agriculture; calls on the UK Government to agree to continue to ensure that Scotland receives the same share of future funding as it does now under CAP to allow farmers, crofters and rural businesses to know as early as possible what financial support will be available, and believes that any further investment must ensure that the current CAP IT system is future-proofed to deliver such post-Brexit support.

If no member objects, I propose to ask a single question on nine Parliamentary Bureau motions, not including the motion on tail docking.

As no member has objected, the question is that motions S5M-06243, S5M-06245 to S5M-06246, S5M-06250 to S5M-06251, and S5M-06253 to S5M-06256, all in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, be agreed. Are we agreed?

Motions agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that Rachael Hamilton be appointed as a member of the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Islands (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.

That the Parliament agrees that the Equalities and Human Rights Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.

That the Parliament agrees that, between 3 January 2018 and 31 January 2019, the Office of the Clerk will be open on all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, 30 March and 2 April 2018, 7 May 2018, 25 and 28 May 2018, 14 September 2018, 30 November 2018, 24 December (pm), 25 and 26 December 2018, and 1 and 2 January 2019.

That the Parliament agrees the following parliamentary recess dates under Rule 2.3.1, 10 to 18 February 2018 (inclusive), 31 March to 15 April 2018 (inclusive), 30 June to 2 September 2018 (inclusive), 6 to 21 October 2018 (inclusive) and 22 December 2018 to 6 January 2019 (inclusive).

That the Parliament agrees that the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2017 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Mental Health (Cross-border transfer: patients subject to detention requirement or otherwise in hospital) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Mental Health (Cross-border transfer: patients subject to requirements other than detention) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Mental Health (Cross-border Visits) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved.

The final question is, that motion S5M-06257, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on the approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members:

No.

Division number 5 Decision Time

Aye: 86 MSPs

No: 29 MSPs

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Abstained: 9 MSPs

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The Presiding Officer:

The result of the division is: For 86, Against 29, Abstentions 9.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved.