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Meeting of the Parliament Wednesday 13 November 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 Wednesday 13 November 2019 CONTENTS Col. PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................... 1 TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY ............................................................................................ 1 United Nations Climate Change Summit (Transport) ................................................................................... 1 Road Infrastructure Projects (North-East Scotland) ..................................................................................... 2 Flood Damage Mitigation (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) ........................................................................... 3 Air Services (Remote Rural Communities) ................................................................................................... 4 Transport Funding (Local Authorities) .......................................................................................................... 6 National Transport Strategy (NFU Scotland) ................................................................................................ 7 Prestwick Airport .......................................................................................................................................... 8 JUSTICE AND THE LAW OFFICERS ....................................................................................................................... 9 Police Stations (Sale or Lease Termination) ................................................................................................ 9 Two-verdict Justice System ........................................................................................................................ 11 Fireworks Review Group (Veterans) .......................................................................................................... 12 British Transport Police (Staff Safety) ........................................................................................................ 14 Firearms Certificates .................................................................................................................................. 15 Post Mortem Reports (Waiting Times) ....................................................................................................... 16 Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (Non-harassment Orders) .............................................................. 17 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGIES ........................................................................... 19 Motion moved—[Kate Forbes]. Amendment moved—[Rhoda Grant]. Amendment moved—[Dean Lockhart]. Amendment moved—[Patrick Harvie]. The Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy (Kate Forbes) ......................................................... 19 Dean Lockhart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................ 23 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 27 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 29 Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) .......................................................................................... 32 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 34 Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con) ............................................................................................................... 37 Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 38 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 40 Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) .................................................................................... 43 Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) ................................................................................. 45 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 47 Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................................ 49 Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 52 Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 54 Patrick Harvie ............................................................................................................................................. 56 Rhoda Grant ............................................................................................................................................... 59 Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con) .............................................................................. 60 Kate Forbes ................................................................................................................................................ 63 BUSINESS MOTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 67 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 69 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]. DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 70 PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS .................................................................................................................. 75 Motion debated—[Clare Adamson]. Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 75 Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con) ....................................................................................................................... 77 Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) .................................................................................... 79 David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 81 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 82 The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey) ..................................................... 84 1 13 NOVEMBER 2019 2 city centre that is focused on buses, it will cover Scottish Parliament other modes of transport by 2020 and we want to see continuing progress as we move towards Wednesday 13 November 2019 COP26. The Scottish Government is investing £1 billion [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at per year in public and sustainable transport to 14:00] encourage modal shift, as well as providing £13 million to public bodies to support investment in Portfolio Question Time zero-emission or ultra-low emission vehicles. We have also invested £30 million since 2011 in Transport, Infrastructure and developing a comprehensive charging network for Connectivity electric vehicles. We set out some bold and ambitious measures United Nations Climate Change Summit in the programme for government, including a (Transport) commitment to invest more than £500 million in bus infrastructure, to decarbonise our railways by 1. Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) 2035 and to provide an extra £17 million to (SNP): To ask the Scottish Government what support ULEVs. plans or initiatives are in place to promote environmentally friendly modes of transport ahead I assure the member that we will use COP26 as of the 2020 UN climate change summit in an opportunity to showcase the significant work Glasgow. (S5O-03737) that has been undertaken in Scotland to decarbonise our transport system. The Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity (Michael Road Infrastructure Projects (North-East Matheson): Scottish Government officials are Scotland) working with a range of partners to consider specific initiatives for sustainable transport ahead 2. Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): To of the 2020 United Nations climate change summit ask the Scottish Government whether it will in Glasgow. Such measures will enable Scotland provide an update on north-east road to showcase the significant work that is being infrastructure projects. (S5O-03738) done across the transport system to achieve the The Cabinet Secretary for Transport, toughest emission reduction targets in the United Infrastructure and Connectivity (Michael Kingdom. Matheson): The Government has committed More widely, the 26th conference of the parties, investment of more than £800 million in road or COP26, being held