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MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 1 March 2007 Session 2 £5.00 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2007. 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 RR Donnelley. CONTENTS Thursday 1 March 2007 Debates Col. ILLEGAL MONEYLENDERS ............................................................................................................................. 32607 Motion moved—[Des McNulty]. Amendment moved—[Mr Kenny MacAskill]. Amendment moved—[Margaret Mitchell]. The Deputy Minister for Communities (Des McNulty) ............................................................................. 32607 Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 32613 Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................. 32616 Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD) ............................................................. 32619 Trish Godman (West Renfrewshire) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 32621 Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP) ......................................................................................................... 32623 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) ........................................................................................................... 32625 Christine May (Central Fife) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 32627 Colin Fox (Lothians) (SSP) ...................................................................................................................... 32629 Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab) .................................................................................................... 32632 Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con) ..................................................................................................................... 32634 Mr Kenneth Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 32636 Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 32638 Michael McMahon (Hamilton North and Bellshill) (Lab) .......................................................................... 32641 Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD) ...................................................................... 32643 Dave Petrie (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ............................................................................................. 32645 Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP) ........................................................................................ 32647 The Deputy Minister for Justice (Johann Lamont) ................................................................................... 32651 QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 32657 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................ 32665 QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 32677 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTION ................................................................................................................ 32694 Motion moved—[Ms Margaret Curran]—and agreed to. AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 ........................................................................... 32695 AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL .......................................................................................... 32739 Motion moved—[Ross Finnie]. The Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Ross Finnie) ..................................................... 32739 Richard Lochhead (Moray) (SNP) ........................................................................................................... 32740 Mr Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ................................................................................. 32742 Maureen Macmillan (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ................................................................................. 32743 Eleanor Scott (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ....................................................................................... 32745 Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD) ............................................................. 32746 Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con) .......................................................................................... 32747 Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ............................................................................................ 32749 The Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Sarah Boyack) ..................................... 32750 DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................. 32753 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (TYSABRI) .................................................................................................................. 32758 Motion debated—[Tricia Marwick]. Tricia Marwick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP) ........................................................................................ 32758 Mrs Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) ...................................................................................... 32760 Eleanor Scott (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ....................................................................................... 32762 Ms Maureen Watt (North East Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 32763 Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD) ............................................................. 32764 Dr Jean Turner (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Ind) .................................................................................. 32765 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) ............................................................................................................................. 32766 Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP) ........................................................................................ 32767 The Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care (Lewis Macdonald) ............................................. 32769 Oral Answers Col. QUESTION TIME SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE ............................................................................................................................ 32657 GENERAL QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 32657 Fair Trade Nation Status ......................................................................................................................... 32658 Local Income Tax .................................................................................................................................... 32657 Marine National Park (Objections) .......................................................................................................... 32661 Schools (Western Isles) ........................................................................................................................... 32663 West Edinburgh Planning Framework ..................................................................................................... 32660 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .......................................................................................................... 32665 Air-gun Sales ........................................................................................................................................... 32674 Cabinet (Meetings) .................................................................................................................................. 32668 Child Poverty ........................................................................................................................................... 32676 International Development ....................................................................................................................... 32671 Prime Minister (Meetings) ........................................................................................................................ 32665 Rail Passenger Safety ............................................................................................................................. 32673 QUESTION TIME SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE ............................................................................................................................ 32677 JUSTICE AND LAW OFFICERS ........................................................................................................................ 32677 Central