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Official Report MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 21 November 2013 Session 4 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.scottish.parliament.uk or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000 Thursday 21 November 2013 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .......................................................................................................................... 24717 Aberdeen City Council (Transport) ....................................................................................................... 24717 Environmental Noise ............................................................................................................................ 24718 Minister for Town Centres .................................................................................................................... 24719 Superfast Broadband ............................................................................................................................ 24721 NHS Grampian (Primary Medical Facilities) ......................................................................................... 24722 Children’s Dental Health ....................................................................................................................... 24723 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference ........................................................... 24724 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................. 24726 Engagements ........................................................................................................................................ 24726 Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) .......................................................................................... 24730 Cabinet (Meetings) ............................................................................................................................... 24734 Fiscal Sustainability (Independent Scotland) ....................................................................................... 24735 Wilful Neglect of Patients ...................................................................................................................... 24736 Police Scotland (Statistics) ................................................................................................................... 24737 JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION (50TH ANNIVERSARY) ........................................................................... 24739 Motion debated—[Richard Lyle]. Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 24739 Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) ........................................ 24742 Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (Lab) .................................................................... 24743 David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) ........................................................................................................ 24745 Jackson Carlaw (West Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 24747 Jamie Hepburn (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP) ............................................................................... 24749 Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD) .................................................................................................... 24751 George Adam (Paisley) (SNP) ............................................................................................................. 24752 James Kelly (Rutherglen) (Lab) ............................................................................................................ 24754 Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) .............................................................................. 24756 The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs (Fiona Hyslop) ............................................... 24757 PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ....................................................................................................................... 24761 EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING ........................................................................................................ 24761 College Courses (Gamekeeping and Countryside Management) ........................................................ 24761 Education (Health Promotion) .............................................................................................................. 24761 National Exams..................................................................................................................................... 24763 Edinburgh College (Meetings) .............................................................................................................. 24764 National 5 and Higher Mathematics Unit Assessments ....................................................................... 24765 Creationism ........................................................................................................................................... 24766 Colleges (Regionalisation) .................................................................................................................... 24767 Disabled Students Allowance 2012-13 ................................................................................................. 24768 PPP/PFI School Contracts 2012-13 ..................................................................................................... 24770 Scottish Qualifications Authority (National Exams) .............................................................................. 24770 Student Numbers .................................................................................................................................. 24771 Highlands and Islands (Education and Skills Provision) ...................................................................... 24772 Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce ................................................................... 24772 Disabled Students................................................................................................................................. 24774 Dyslexia ................................................................................................................................................ 24774 Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce ................................................................... 24775 Academic Freedom .............................................................................................................................. 24776 BURRELL COLLECTION (LENDING AND BORROWING) (SCOTLAND) BILL: PRELIMINARY STAGE ..................... 24778 Motion moved—[Joan McAlpine]. Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 24778 The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs (Fiona Hyslop) ............................................... 24780 Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP) ............................................................................... 24782 Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab).................................................................................................... 24783 Fiona Hyslop ......................................................................................................................................... 24785 Jackson Carlaw (West Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 24787 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 ....................................................................... 24789 Motion moved—[Aileen Campbell]. The Minister for Children and Young People (Aileen Campbell) .......................................................... 24789 Stewart Maxwell (West Scotland) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 24795 Jayne Baxter (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ......................................................................................... 24798 Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .............................................................................................. 24802 Clare Adamson (Central Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................ 24804 Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 24806 George Adam (Paisley) (SNP) ............................................................................................................. 24809 Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) ................................................................................................... 24811 Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP) .................................................................................................................. 24813 Cara Hilton (Dunfermline) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 24816 Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 24818 Gavin Brown (Lothian)
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