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Meeting of the Parliament MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Wednesday 26 March 2003 (Morning) Session 1 £5.00 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2003. Applications for reproduction should be made in writing to the Licensing Division, Her Majesty‟s Stationery Office, St Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ Fax 01603 723000, which is administering the copyright on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. Produced and published in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body by The Stationery Office Ltd. Her Majesty‟s Stationery Office is independent of and separate from the company now trading as The Stationery Office Ltd, which is responsible for printing and publishing Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body publications. CONTENTS Wednesday 26 March 2003 Debates Col. TIME FOR REFLECTION .................................................................................................................................. 16851 SCOTTISH ECONOMY ..................................................................................................................................... 16853 Motion moved—[Iain Gray]. Amendment moved—[Andrew Wilson]. Amendment moved—[Miss Annabel Goldie]. The Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning (Iain Gray) ............................................... 16853 Andrew Wilson (Central Scotland) (SNP) ................................................................................................ 16860 Miss Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................... 16868 Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD) ................................................................................................................... 16872 Dr Richard Simpson (Ochil) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 16877 Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP) ................................................................... 16879 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) ............................................................................................................................. 16882 Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab) ............................................................................................ 16884 John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) ............................................................... 16886 Mr Adam Ingram (South of Scotland) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 16889 Mr David Davidson (North-East Scotland) (Con) .................................................................................... 16890 Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 16893 Bristow Muldoon (Livingston) (Lab) ......................................................................................................... 16895 Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................................... 16898 Marilyn Livingstone (Kirkcaldy) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 16900 Michael Russell (South of Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................. 16902 Nora Radcliffe (Gordon) (LD) .................................................................................................................. 16904 David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con) ................................................................................................ 16907 Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (SNP) ....................................................................... 16909 The Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services (Peter Peacock).................................................. 16913 FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (PROMOTION) .................................................................................................... 16918 Motion debated—[Dennis Canavan]. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West) ............................................................................................................... 16918 Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 16920 Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP) ................................................................... 16921 Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................... 16922 Donald Gorrie (Central Scotland) (LD) .................................................................................................... 16923 Scott Barrie (Dunfermline West) (Lab) .................................................................................................... 16924 Michael Matheson (Central Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 16925 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................ 16927 Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con) ...................................................................................................... 16928 The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport (Dr Elaine Murray) ................................................ 16929 POINT OF ORDER .......................................................................................................................................... 16932 BUSINESS MOTION ........................................................................................................................................ 16933 Motion moved—[Euan Robson]—and agreed to. COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND BILL ....................................................................................... 16934 Motion moved—[David McLetchie]. David McLetchie (Lothians) (Con) ........................................................................................................... 16934 The Deputy Minister for Justice (Hugh Henry) ........................................................................................ 16936 Michael Matheson (Central Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 16937 Donald Gorrie (Central Scotland) (LD) .................................................................................................... 16938 Euan Robson (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (LD) ................................................................................... 16938 David McLetchie ...................................................................................................................................... 16939 SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES (CONSOLIDATION) (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 ................................... 16941 SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES (CONSOLIDATION) (SCOTLAND) BILL .................................................. 16945 Motion moved—[Lord Advocate]. NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND BILL: FINAL STAGE .............................................................................. 16946 NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND BILL ..................................................................................................... 16949 Motion moved—[Rhona Brankin]. Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab)............................................................................................................ 16949 The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport (Mike Watson) ................................................................... 16951 Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (SNP) ....................................................................... 16952 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (Lothians) (Con) ..................................................................................... 16953 Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green) ............................................................................................................. 16954 Mrs Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD) ............................................................................................ 16954 John Young (West of Scotland) (Con) ..................................................................................................... 16955 COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 .......................................... 16957 COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (SCOTLAND) BILL .......................................................... 16963 Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 16963 The Deputy Minister for Education and Young People (Nicol Stephen) ................................................. 16968 Irene McGugan (North-East Scotland) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 16970 Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................... 16972 Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) ............................................................................................................. 16973 Ian Jenkins (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD) ..........................................................................
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