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That's all from BBC Scotland's Holyrood Live coverage of the Scottish Parliament in 2019.

MSPs pass the Referendums (Scotland) Bill, external, with 68 votes to 54. Two MSPs abstained.

The bill, also known as the 'indyref2 framework bill', would set the rules for a future independence referendum.

However, ministers have accepted that further legislation would need to be passed before a vote could be held.

Constitution Secretary Mike Russell's compromise amendment which would allow the 2014 independence referendum question to be used again without further testing remains intact, despite opposition parties trying to oust it.

Here's to a peaceful and happy festive period, enjoy the Christmas recess.

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Alex Rowley agrees this bill is to pave the way for an independence referendum to take place next year.

Labour cannot support this bill on that basis, he argues.

We do not believe it is in Scotland's interest to create "even more uncertainty and even more chaos" while the Brexit process is still underway, the Labour MSP adds.

Mr Rowley says the requirements to enter the EU would mean Scotland faces years of austerity and we still do not know whether its membership would be accept.

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The Electoral Commission would want to assess the wording of the question for a new Scottish independence vote even if it was the same one used in 2014.

A Scottish government official has suggested this would be unnecessary as the question is already "tested".

But the election watchdog said it would want to review the question in the light of possible new evidence.

The Scottish government said the 2014 vote provided a clear precedent for a simple, straightforward question.

Mike Russell saw his amendment passed at Stage 2, which would allow the 2014 question to be used again without further testing, with six MSPs backing it and with five against.

An effort to remove this section of the bill by Tory MSP Adam Tomkins failed earlier this afternoon.

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Scotland's first minister has called on the UK government to negotiate a transfer of powers to Holyrood to allow another referendum on independence.

Nicola Sturgeon said there was an "unarguable" mandate for a new vote after her SNP won 48 of Scotland's 59 seats in last week's general election.

She said a document containing her arguments and draft legislation will be sent to the UK government today.

Prime Minister Boris Johnsonremains opposed to holding another referendum.

With the main drama over we now move to more consensual amendments, which you can follow with:

• Bill As Amended at Stage 2, external
• Marshalled List of Amendments at Stage 3, external
• Groupings of Amendments at Stage 3, external