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MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 2 December 2010 Session 3 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2011. Applications for reproduction should be made in writing to the Information Policy Team, Office of the Queen’s Printer for Scotland, Admail ADM4058, Edinburgh, EH1 1NG, or by email to: [email protected]. OQPS administers the copyright on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. Printed and published in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body by RR Donnelley. Thursday 2 December 2010 CONTENTS Col. ECONOMY.................................................................................................................................................. 31115 Motion moved—[Jeremy Purvis]. Amendment moved—[Jim Mather]. Amendment moved—[Gavin Brown]. Amendment moved—[David Whitton]. Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD) ................................................................... 31115 The Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism (Jim Mather) ........................................................... 31121 Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con) .............................................................................................................. 31125 David Whitton (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab) ................................................................................ 31129 Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD) .................................................................................................... 31132 Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 31134 Mary Mulligan (Linlithgow) (Lab) .......................................................................................................... 31137 Stuart McMillan (West of Scotland) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 31139 Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab) ......................................................................................... 31142 Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 31145 Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 31147 Joe FitzPatrick (Dundee West) (SNP) .................................................................................................. 31150 Mr Frank McAveety (Glasgow Shettleston) (Lab) ................................................................................ 31153 Christina McKelvie (Central Scotland) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 31156 Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con) .......................................................................................... 31158 David Whitton ....................................................................................................................................... 31161 The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change (Stewart Stevenson) ......................... 31163 Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD) .............................................................................................................. 31166 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE QUESTION TIME ....................................................................................................... 31170 GENERAL QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 31170 RAF Kinloss (Economic Assistance) .................................................................................................... 31170 Strategic Transport Projects Review .................................................................................................... 31171 Higher Education (Student Places) ...................................................................................................... 31172 Transport (Aberdeen and the North-east) ............................................................................................ 31173 Education Maintenance Allowance....................................................................................................... 31174 Firefighters ............................................................................................................................................ 31175 Water and Sewerage Charges (Exemptions) ....................................................................................... 31176 Children (Advocacy Services) .............................................................................................................. 31177 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................. 31179 Engagements ........................................................................................................................................ 31179 Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) .......................................................................................... 31181 Cabinet (Meetings) ............................................................................................................................... 31183 Sectarianism ......................................................................................................................................... 31185 Physical Education ............................................................................................................................... 31186 Police .................................................................................................................................................... 31188 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE QUESTION TIME ....................................................................................................... 31191 HEALTH AND WELLBEING ........................................................................................................................... 31191 National Health Service Boards ............................................................................................................ 31191 Nurses (NHS Grampian) ...................................................................................................................... 31193 Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Bill ................................................................................................ 31194 Parkinson’s UK ..................................................................................................................................... 31195 Homoeopathy ....................................................................................................................................... 31196 Mental Health Problems ....................................................................................................................... 31197 Tenants (Security of Tenure) ................................................................................................................ 31199 Violence Against Women and Children (Funding for Services) ........................................................... 31200 Air Ambulance (Orkney) ....................................................................................................................... 31202 Older People Care Services (Mansionhouse Unit) ............................................................................... 31203 Bedblocking (Dementia Patients) ......................................................................................................... 31203 Preventive Treatment (Glasgow City Council) ..................................................................................... 31205 FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICES MODERNISATION PROGRAMME ..................................................................... 31207 Statement—[Kenny MacAskill]. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Kenny MacAskill) .......................................................................... 31207 WILDLIFE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 ........................................................... 31218 Motion moved—[Roseanna Cunningham]. The Minister for Environment (Roseanna Cunningham) ...................................................................... 31218 Maureen Watt (North East Scotland) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 31222 Sarah Boyack (Edinburgh Central) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 31225 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) .......................................................................................................................... 31228 Liam McArthur (Orkney) (LD) ............................................................................................................... 31230 Bill Wilson (West of Scotland) (SNP).................................................................................................... 31233 Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ...................................................................................... 31236 Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green) .......................................................................................................... 31238 Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 31239 Jim Hume (South of