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Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) Thursday 3 December 2020 Session 5 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.parliament.scot or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000 Thursday 3 December 2020 CONTENTS Col. FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ..................................................................................................................... 1 Covid-19 Vaccination Programme ................................................................................................................ 2 Covid-19 Vaccination Programme ................................................................................................................ 6 School Holidays ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Covid-19 (Exams) ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Covid-19 Travel Restrictions (Compliance) ................................................................................................ 14 Disabled People (Impact of Reduction in Services) ................................................................................... 15 Youth Unemployment ................................................................................................................................. 16 Burntisland Fabrications ............................................................................................................................. 17 Legal Profession (Support) ......................................................................................................................... 18 Centrica (Workforce) .................................................................................................................................. 18 Spectator Sport (Support) ........................................................................................................................... 19 Hospitality Businesses (Support)................................................................................................................ 20 Coach Operators (Support) ........................................................................................................................ 20 Taxi Drivers (Support) ................................................................................................................................ 21 Werritty Report (Scottish Government’s Response) .................................................................................. 22 Vale of Leven Hospital (Dementia Wards) ................................................................................................. 22 Small Business Saturday ............................................................................................................................ 23 Christmas Covid Rules (Essential Workers) .............................................................................................. 23 PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................. 25 FINANCE .......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Retail Businesses (Taxation) ...................................................................................................................... 25 Economic Recovery (Funding Support)...................................................................................................... 27 Strategic Framework Business Fund.......................................................................................................... 28 Renewable Energy and Decarbonisation (Business Support) ................................................................... 30 European Union Funding (Replacement) ................................................................................................... 31 Local Authorities (Funding Settlements) .................................................................................................... 32 Project Funding (Lothian) ........................................................................................................................... 33 Enterprise Agencies (Funding) ................................................................................................................... 33 COVID-19 (VACCINE DELIVERY) ....................................................................................................................... 35 Statement—[Jeane Freeman]. The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (Jeane Freeman) ................................................................. 35 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE PARLIAMENT ......................................................................................................... 47 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT (ASSISTANCE FOR POLITICAL PARTIES) BILL: STAGE 2 ................................................. 47 MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT ......................................................................................................................... 48 SOLICITORS IN THE SUPREME COURTS OF SCOTLAND (AMENDMENT) BILL: FINAL STAGE .................................. 48 Motion moved—[Christine Grahame]. Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) .............................................. 48 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 50 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 52 Bill Bowman (North East Scotland) (Con) .................................................................................................. 53 HEAT NETWORKS (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 ................................................................................................. 57 Motion moved—[Paul Wheelhouse]. The Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands (Paul Wheelhouse) ............................................... 57 Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con) ............................................................................................................... 61 Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con) ......................................................................................... 64 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 67 Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 69 Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) ......................................................................................................... 71 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 73 Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ....................................................................................... 75 Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 76 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 78 Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) .................................................................................... 80 Dean Lockhart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................ 82 Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP) ................................................................................ 84 Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP) .......................................................................... 85 Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 87 Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 89 Paul Wheelhouse........................................................................................................................................ 91 HEAT NETWORKS (SCOTLAND) BILL: FINANCIAL RESOLUTION .......................................................................... 96 Motion moved—[Ben Macpherson]. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 97 Motions moved—[Miles Briggs]. DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 98 1 3 DECEMBER 2020 2 raised in the chamber by Andy Wightman, Pauline Scottish Parliament McNeill and others. The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Kevin Thursday 3 December 2020 Stewart, has now decided to go further in providing safeguards. Therefore, I confirm that we [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at will introduce regulations to legally prevent 12:20] enforcement of eviction notices during the six- week period from 11 December to 22 January, First Minister’s Question Time unless