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Meeting of the Parliament Tuesday 14 March 2017 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 Tuesday 14 March 2017 CONTENTS Col. TIME FOR REFLECTION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 TOPICAL QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................................... 3 Article 50 ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TOURISM ................................................................................................................ 9 Motion moved—[Fiona Hyslop]. Amendment moved—[Dean Lockhart]. Amendment moved—[Lewis Macdonald]. Amendment moved—[Tavish Scott]. The Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs (Fiona Hyslop) ....................................... 9 Dean Lockhart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................ 14 Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 18 Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD) .......................................................................................................... 21 David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) .............................................................................................................. 24 Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) .................................................................................................................. 26 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 28 Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 31 John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ............................................................................................. 33 Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 36 Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................................... 38 George Adam (Paisley) (SNP) ................................................................................................................... 40 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 43 Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 45 Bill Bowman (North East Scotland) (Con) .................................................................................................. 48 Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP) ..................................................................................... 50 Tavish Scott ................................................................................................................................................ 52 Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 54 Rachael Hamilton (South Scotland) (Con) ................................................................................................. 57 Fiona Hyslop ............................................................................................................................................... 61 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S COMMISSIONER SCOTLAND ........................................................................... 65 Motion moved—[James Dornan]. James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 65 DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 67 PLAY SCOTLAND (PLAY CHARTER) .................................................................................................................. 69 Motion debated—[Ruth Maguire]. Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 69 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 72 Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) ..................................................................................... 73 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 75 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 76 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 78 Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) .................................................................................................................. 80 Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP) ............................................................................................................ 81 Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 83 Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) ................................................................................ 84 Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green) ......................................................................................................... 86 The Minister for Childcare and Early Years (Mark McDonald) ................................................................... 88 1 14 MARCH 2017 2 When we do what we are drawn to do, serving Scottish Parliament those who we are called to serve and sharing our lives with those we are given to live and work with, Tuesday 14 March 2017 even the difficult days can bring fulfilment. It does not mean that we do not do other duties, too, and [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at it certainly includes life beyond work, but 14:00] reconnecting with why can guide how we deal with the great variety and diversity of people and tasks Time for Reflection that life and work bring us. May your calling bring you fulfilment and make The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh): Good Scotland a better place for all. afternoon. Our first item of business today is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader is the Rev Jenny M Adams, minister of Duffus, Spynie and Hopeman church in Moray. The Rev Jenny M Adams (Minister of Duffus, Spynie and Hopeman Church, Moray): Presiding Officer, members of the Scottish Parliament, thank you for the opportunity to address you today. I am a parish minister in a beautiful slice of Moray. There is variety in landscape, from beaches through farmland to forestry, with a neighbouring Royal Air Force base and a major town. There is diversity in the communities of fishing and farming, schools and armed forces, commuters and retirees. I enjoy great variety and diversity in my work, as do most ministers and as do you, as members of the Scottish Parliament and ministers. Most days, I deal with life and worship in the communities I serve, where I am welcomed into people’s lives, particularly at beginnings and endings. I have responsibilities in presbytery, playing my part in governance and mutual support. There is national work in the Church of Scotland’s panel on review and reform, trying to find out what God is doing in Scotland and join in. So there is great variety and diversity of people, contexts and timescales, and a fair number of meetings. That may sound familiar, and you have a lot more folk to worry about. The variety and diversity are great. It is a privilege to be invited into people’s lives and to help when we can, but there are challenges of time and priorities. Who can we give time to in a full diary? How do we balance looking to the future with getting through now? We need time with friends and family, and when do we enjoy fullness of life for body, mind and spirit? Sometimes, it can be helpful to reflect on why we are doing what we are doing. I would talk of that as calling, although you could think of it as motivation—you may or may not give God a place in your vocation. However, I am guessing that none of you went into politics for convenient working hours and universal approval and that you did so to make a difference locally, nationally and globally. 3 14 MARCH 2017 4 Topical Question Time want and will not be told what they are getting by a Tory Government that has one member of Parliament in Scotland. How will the Scottish Government ensure that the will of this Parliament 14:03 is respected if we seek a section 30 order from the Article 50 UK Tory Government to give the people of Scotland their right to choose their future in a 1. Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP): To referendum? ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the