LGC/S3/10/3/M

3rd Meeting, 2010 (Session 3)

Wednesday 27 January 2010

Present:

Also present: Alex Neil MSP, Fergus Ewing MSP, Pauline McNeill MSP.

The meeting opened at 10.00 am.

1. Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill: The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2.

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 53, and 54.

The following amendments were agreed to (by division):

7 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment agreed to on casting vote)

57 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 1)

48 (For 7, Against 1, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division):

4 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)

55 (For 4, Against 4, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)

59 (For 1, Against 7, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were moved and, with the agreement of the Committee, withdrawn: 56 and 51.

Amendment 58 was not moved.

Sections 2, 11, 12, 14, 16 and 17 and the long title were agreed to without amendment.

Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 and 15 were agreed to as amended.

The Committee completed its Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.

The meeting closed at 12.12 pm.

Susan Duffy
Clerk to the Local Government and Communities Committee
Room T3.40
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
Tel: 0131 348 5217
Email:susan.duffy@scottish.parliament.uk