Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
30th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:05
- Meeting closed at: 13:31
- Published: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 11:43am
Also Present
Roz McCall MSP, Jamie Greene MSP, Tess White MSP, Brian Whittle MSP, Daniel Johnson MSP, Pauline McNeill MSP, Foysol Choudhury MSP, Jeremy Balfour MSP, Sarah Boyack MSP, Claire Baker MSP, Carol Mochan MSP, Shona Robison MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government)
1 Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 72, 73, 141, 78, 145, 156, 79, 154 and 82.
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
133 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
136 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
37 (For 5, Against 0, Abstentions 2).
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
14 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
135 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
1 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
25 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
74 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
75 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
76 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
101 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
103 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
139 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
140 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
110 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)
146 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
148 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)
26 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
151 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
80 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
81 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
153 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
31 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
155 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0).
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 21, 23 and 147.
The following amendments were not moved: 22, 99, 24, 104, 137, 138, 142, 143, 144, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 15, 149, 16, 111, 152, 112, 27, 28, 35, 36, 113, 17, 29 and 30.
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 16, 18 and 19 and the long title.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 14 and 15 and the schedule.
The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.