Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid)
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Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) Thursday 26 November 2020 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 Thursday 26 November 2020 CONTENTS Col. FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ..................................................................................................................... 1 Legal Advice (Publication) ............................................................................................................................ 3 Covid-19 (Care Home Deaths) ..................................................................................................................... 6 Covid-19 Rules (Christmas Relaxation) ....................................................................................................... 9 Care Homes (Visiting) ................................................................................................................................ 11 Scottish National Investment Bank (Launch) ............................................................................................. 14 Offensive Weapons .................................................................................................................................... 15 Covid-19 (Infection Rates in Areas of Greater Poverty and Deprivation) ................................................... 16 Covid-19 Outbreaks (Food Processing Plants) .......................................................................................... 18 Flu Vaccine (Supplies) ................................................................................................................................ 18 Covid-19 Local Protection Levels (West Dunbartonshire) ......................................................................... 19 Covid-19 Testing (Learning Disabled People) ............................................................................................ 20 Fly-tipping ................................................................................................................................................... 20 Covid-19 Tests (University Students) ......................................................................................................... 21 Burntisland Fabrications Ltd (Supply Chain) .............................................................................................. 22 Local Planning Decisions (Appeals) ........................................................................................................... 22 Covid-19 Travel Restrictions (Young People) ............................................................................................ 23 United Kingdom Government Fiscal Policy ................................................................................................ 24 Covid-19 (Tenant Evictions) ....................................................................................................................... 25 Christmas Travel (Island Communities) ..................................................................................................... 25 Capita Job Losses (Skypark) ...................................................................................................................... 26 PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................. 27 HEALTH AND SPORT ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Covid-19 (Vaccination) ............................................................................................................................... 27 Amateur Football (Covid-19 Restrictions) .................................................................................................. 28 NHS Dumfries and Galloway (Patient Travel Scheme) .............................................................................. 30 Mental Ill Health (Impact of Pandemic and Restrictions)............................................................................ 31 Forth Valley Royal Hospital Intensive Care Unit (Capacity Planning) ........................................................ 32 Access to General Practitioner Services (People with Chronic Health Conditions) ................................... 33 Covid-19 (Transmission Data) .................................................................................................................... 35 Licensing Restrictions (Suppression of Covid-19 Infection Rates) ............................................................ 36 INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF GROUSE MOOR MANAGEMENT .................................................................................. 38 Statement—[Mairi Gougeon]. The Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment (Mairi Gougeon) ........................................... 38 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ............................................................................................................................. 52 Motion moved—[Shirley—Anne Somerville]. Amendment moved—[Rachael Hamilton]. Amendment moved—[Rhoda Grant]. The Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People (Shirley-Anne Somerville) .......................... 52 Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) ................................................................. 56 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 59 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 62 Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD) ................................................................................................... 64 Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) ..................................................................................... 65 Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 67 Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 69 Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 70 Johann Lamont (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 72 Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) .................................................................................... 73 Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 75 James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 76 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 78 Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) .................................................................................................................. 80 The Minister for Older People and Equalities (Christina McKelvie) ........................................................... 82 TIED PUBS (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 ............................................................................................................ 87 Motion moved—[Neil Bibby]. Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) ............................................................................................................... 87 Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con) ............................................................................................................... 90 The Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills (Jamie Hepburn) ............................................................. 92 Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Con) ..................................................................................................... 94 Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 95 Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 98 Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) ........................................................................................................... 99 Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP) ........................................................................ 101 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) ............................................................................................ 103 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 104 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ...................................................................... 106 Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................. 107 Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 108 Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn)