 Rwy'n cael ei ddweud o'r prysgwllt. Rwy'n cael ei ddweud o'r amendment 11651.1 yn y ffordd ddechrau Douglas Ross. Rwy'n cael ei ddweud o'r amendment 11651 yn y ffordd ddechrau George Adam i'r parlymenau cyfnod, felly mae'n gweithio i gael y byddiol. Rwy'n cael ei ddweud o'r vote. Y vote wedi gweithio? Rwy'n cael ei ddweud o'r vote, dechrau. Rwy'n cael ei ddweud o'r vote. Rwy'n cael ei ddweud o'r vote. Y result of the vote on amendment number 11651.1 in the name of Douglas Ross is, yes, 56, no, 62, there were no abstentions, the amendment is therefore not agreed. The next question is, the motion 11651 in the name of George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out of business programme be agreed. Are we all agreed? Are we all agreed? Yes. The Parliament is therefore agreed. The next item of business is consideration of business motions 11640 and 11641 on stage one timetables for bills. I ask any member who wishes to speak against the motions to press the request to speak button. I call on George Adam Minister on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau to move the motions. Thank you minister. No member has asked to speak against the motions. Therefore, the question is that motions 11640 and 11641 be agreed. Are we all agreed? We are all agreed, and the motions are therefore agreed to. The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion 11642 on approval of an SSI. I ask George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau to move the motion. I call on Miles Briggs. I rise to speak against the SSI relating to the council tax variation for unoccupied dwelling Scotland amendment regulations 2023. When the First Minister announced the policy in April, he stated that this policy would improve the availability of sustainable long-term housing opportunities. The local government and housing committee in our deliberations of this policy have heard very little evidence to suggest that this policy will provide any additional homes, including encouraging those who have second homes in Scotland to change how they use their properties. The policy also presents significant concerns around potential behavioural change. The committee indeed heard that there has been a decline in second home ownership and that there are already existing taxes in Scotland on second homes, such as the additional dwelling supplement, which is added to land and building transaction tax. Witnesses to the committee also explained how they believe that there could be unintended consequences for those regulations. In particular, that second home owners may instead increase the availability of their properties for holiday letting in order to become eligible for non-domestic rates instead of paying council tax. The small business bonus provides relief from NDR of up to 100 per cent, meaning that in practice many holiday let owners currently pay no council tax or NDR. We are all acutely aware of the pressures facing local government in Scotland after a decade of SNP green ministers targeting them with budget cuts. For many councils, they will see the potential of a new revenue stream to fill that black hole, assuming that we see no behavioural change taking place. However, again, this policy presents an exemption of how councils should use additional income, for example, in applying it to providing more affordable housing and addressing the housing crisis in Scotland. Therefore, at decision time, Scottish Conservatives will not be supporting this instrument. The regulations before Parliament this afternoon deliver a key priority for this Government for a fairer housing and taxation systems. Both policies have been developed in partnership with local government through the joint working group on sources of local government funding and council tax reform in the spirit of the Verity House agreement. They seek to empower local authorities to make decisions about the council tax treatment of second homes to determine the balance in the use of housing to meet local needs. In that way, councils would have discretion to apply to second homes either a discount of up to 50 per cent or a premium of up to 100 per cent. Rysg recognises that local areas differ, and the impact of second homes across the country is disparate. What may cause pressures in some communities could equally provide a benefit to others. Those should be decisions for councils to make based on the market conditions and economic tolerances in their own areas. I note that the UK Government has recently legislated to provide councils in England with the same 100 per cent council tax premium on second homes. I have heard a lot of surprising things in the chamber, but to hear Miles Briggs adopt a more extreme position where his Westminster counterparts are intriguing. The instrument also allows councils to grant a six-month grace period from the 100 per cent empty homes premium, where new owners of empty properties are undertaking repairs and renovations. Local authorities will have discretion to extend that six-month grace period. That is aimed at incentivising the reoccupation of empty homes and preventing the empty home council tax premium from becoming a deterrent to new ownership. We have committed to establishing joint best practice guidance with local government to ensure that all councils are aware of their flexibilities in relation to those policies. To conclude, that will put councils front and centre in making decisions about the council tax treatment of second and empty homes in their area. I hope that members will agree with the Government on that this evening. The question on this motion will be put at decision time. The next item of business is consideration of parliamentary bureau motion 11643 on designation of a lead committee. I ask George Adam, minister on behalf of the parliamentary bureau, to move the motion. The question on this motion will be put at decision time. In fact, there are five questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is that amendment 11635.3 in the name of Genegal Ruth, which seeks to amend motion 11635 in the name of Liam Kerr, on improving the performance of the Scottish education system be agreed. Are we all agreed? The Parliament is not agreed, therefore we will move to vote and members should cast their vote now. The vote is now closed. Point of order, Bill Kidd. Screen has frozen, so I would have voted yes. The result of the vote on amendment 11635.3 in the name of Genegal Ruth is yes, 64, no, 54. There were no abstentions, the amendment is therefore agreed. The next question is that amendment 11635.1 in the name of Pam Duncan Glancy, which seeks to amend motion 11635 in the name of Liam Kerr, on improving the performance of the Scottish education system be agreed. Are we all agreed? The Parliament is not agreed, therefore we will move to vote and members should cast their vote now. The vote is now closed. Point of order, Bob Doris. Presiding Officer, I'm unsure of my vote's been registered. I would have voted no. Mr Doris, your vote was registered. The result of the vote on amendment 11635.1 in the name of Pam Duncan Glancy is yes, 54, no, 64. There were no abstentions, the amendment is therefore not agreed. The next question is that motion 11635 in the name of Liam Kerr, as amended, on improving the performance of the Scottish education system be agreed. Are we all agreed? The Parliament is not agreed, and therefore we will move to a vote and members should cast their vote now. The vote is now closed. The result of the vote on motion 11635 in the name of Liam Kerr, as amended, is yes, 64, no, 54. There were no abstentions, the motion as amended is therefore agreed. The next question is that motion 11642 in the name of George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau on approval of an SSI be agreed. Are we all agreed? The Parliament is not agreed, and therefore we will move to a vote and members should cast their vote now. The vote is now closed. I was unable to cast my vote on that occasion, and I would have voted yes. Thank you Mr Doris, your vote will be recorded. The result of the vote on motion 11642 in the name of George Adam is yes, 86, no, 1. I repeat that. The result of the vote on motion 11642 in the name of George Adam is yes, 87, no, 1. There were 28 abstentions, the motion is therefore agreed. The final question is that motion 11643 in the name of George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau on designation of a lead committee be agreed. Are we all agreed? The Parliament is therefore agreed, and the motion is therefore agreed. That concludes decision time, and there will be a short pause before we move on to the final item of business.