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Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) Wednesday 23 September 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 Wednesday 23 September 2020 CONTENTS Col. PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................... 1 EDUCATION AND SKILLS ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Outdoor Education Residential Centres (Support) ....................................................................................... 1 Shielding Pupils and Teachers (Support) ..................................................................................................... 2 Attainment Gap (Covid-19) ........................................................................................................................... 3 Probationary Teachers ................................................................................................................................. 4 Social Distancing (Schools) .......................................................................................................................... 6 Education Staff (Recruitment) ...................................................................................................................... 7 Disabled Children and Young People (Pandemic Support) ......................................................................... 8 HEALTH AND SPORT .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Addiction (Treatment Options) ...................................................................................................................... 9 Protect Scotland App .................................................................................................................................. 11 “Warning Lights: Ten Actions for Covid Elimination” (Government Response) ......................................... 12 Chronic Pain Treatment (Restoration of Services) ..................................................................................... 13 Dentists (Pandemic Financial Support) ...................................................................................................... 15 NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Covid-19 Control) .............................................................................................. 17 Community-based Football Clubs (Covid-19 Support) ............................................................................... 18 HATE CRIME AND PUBLIC ORDER (SCOTLAND) BILL ......................................................................................... 20 Statement—[Humza Yousaf]. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Humza Yousaf) ................................................................................... 20 PRIORITISING EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................ 32 Motion moved—[Jamie Greene]. Amendment moved—[John Swinney]. Amendment moved—[Iain Gray]. Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 32 The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney) ...................... 36 Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 40 Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green) ......................................................................................................... 43 Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD) ................................................................................................... 46 Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................................... 47 Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 50 Johann Lamont (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 52 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 54 Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................................... 57 Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) ..................................................................................... 59 Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 61 Dr Alasdair Allan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 63 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 65 Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 67 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 70 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 72 The Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs (Michael Russell) ..................... 74 Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con) .............................................................................. 77 BUSINESS MOTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 82 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 85 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]. Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 85 The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Kevin Stewart) ............................................. 85 Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD) ................................................................................................. 87 The Minister for Community Safety (Ash Denham) .................................................................................... 88 DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 91 HEART VALVE DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK ................................................................................................... 104 Motion debated—[David Stewart]. David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 104 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................................... 106 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ...................................................................... 107 James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................... 108 Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) ................................................................................................... 109 The Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing (Joe FitzPatrick) ..................................................... 111 1 23 SEPTEMBER 2020 2 outdoor education centres in my constituency and Scottish Parliament across Scotland are facing severe financial hardship—many face closure and a substantial Wednesday 23 September 2020 loss of jobs in a matter of weeks. Guidance on day trips is helpful, but it is insufficient to sustain the [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at centres, which are not eligible for the third sector 14:00] resilience fund, at least, and some have difficulty in accessing some of the other funds that the Portfolio Question Time minister described. Will the minister meet representatives of outdoor education centres urgently to arrange for funding to avoid closure? Education and Skills Richard Lochhead: As Jackie Baillie said, last The Deputy Presiding Officer (Lewis night’s members’ business debate highlighted the Macdonald): Before we begin today’s business, I importance that members across the chamber remind members that social distancing measures attach to the valuable role that is played by are in place in the chamber and across the outdoor education centres in delivering valuable Holyrood campus and I ask that members take skills for Scotland’s young people. In that debate, I care to observe the measures over the course of gave a commitment to members that ministers will this afternoon’s business, including when entering engage with the sector in the coming days. We and exiting the chamber. appreciate the incredible challenges that it faces The first item of business is portfolio question as a result