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Official Report, Hutchesons’ Hospital Transfer and Corry to Speak Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 25 April 2019 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 25 April 2019 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 Ferries Resilience Fund ................................................................................................................................ 1 Falkirk District Growth Deal .......................................................................................................................... 3 Air Traffic Incident (Kirkwall Airport) ............................................................................................................. 4 Endometriosis ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Hospital-acquired Infections ......................................................................................................................... 6 Northern Isles Ferries (Freight Capacity) ..................................................................................................... 8 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................... 10 Education (Subject Choice) ........................................................................................................................ 10 Food Bank Use (Income Supplement) ....................................................................................................... 12 Mossmorran Petrochemical Plant (Unplanned Flaring).............................................................................. 15 Wildfires (Highlands and Islands) ............................................................................................................... 15 Marches (Local Authority Powers) .............................................................................................................. 16 Sri Lanka (Terror Attacks) .......................................................................................................................... 16 Independence (Green New Deal) ............................................................................................................... 17 Climate Change .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Islamophobia (Definition) ............................................................................................................................ 20 Immunisation .............................................................................................................................................. 21 Period Poverty ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Social Security ............................................................................................................................................ 22 Mental Health (School Pupils) .................................................................................................................... 22 Subject Choice in Secondary Schools ....................................................................................................... 24 INTERNATIONAL WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY ...................................................................................................... 28 Motion debated—[Bill Kidd]. Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)........................................................................................................ 28 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 31 Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) ................................................................................ 32 Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) ........................................................................................................................ 33 John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ............................................................................................. 35 James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 37 Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) .................................................................................... 38 Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con) .............................................................................. 39 Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................................ 41 The Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills (Jamie Hepburn) ............................................................. 43 PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................. 46 CULTURE, TOURISM AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ................................................................................................... 46 Scottish Chamber Orchestra ...................................................................................................................... 46 Listed Buildings (South Ayrshire Council) .................................................................................................. 47 Film Industry ............................................................................................................................................... 48 BBC Scotland Channel ............................................................................................................................... 49 Tourism Businesses (North-east Scotland) ................................................................................................ 50 Tourism on Arran (Ferry Services) ............................................................................................................. 51 Tourism (Cowdenbeath) ............................................................................................................................. 53 ADVANCE REDRESS PAYMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 55 Statement—[John Swinney]. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney) ...................... 55 HUTCHESONS’ HOSPITAL TRANSFER AND DISSOLUTION (SCOTLAND) BILL: FINAL STAGE .................................. 66 Motion moved—[Kezia Dugdale]. Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 66 Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 68 Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 70 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 71 CHANGING LIVES THROUGH SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ............................................................................ 73 Motion moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]. Amendment moved—[Brian Whittle]. Amendment moved—[David Stewart]. The Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing (Joe FitzPatrick) ....................................................... 73 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 77 David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 79 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 81 Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD) .......................................................................................................... 83 Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 85 Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con) ....................................................................................................................... 86 George Adam (Paisley) (SNP) ................................................................................................................... 88 Johann Lamont (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 90 Jenny Gilruth (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 91 Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................. 93 Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 95 David Stewart ............................................................................................................................................
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