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Meeting of the Parliament MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 6 March 2008 Session 3 £5.00 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2008. 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 6 March 2008 Debates Col. STATE HOSPITAL (REDEVELOPMENT) .............................................................................................................. 6651 Statement—[Nicola Sturgeon]. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing (Nicola Sturgeon) ............... 6651 RAPE AND SEXUAL OFFENCES ........................................................................................................................ 6662 Motion moved—[Lord Advocate]. Amendment moved—[Pauline McNeill]. The Lord Advocate (Elish Angiolini) .......................................................................................................... 6662 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab) .................................................................................................... 6667 Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con) ....................................................................................................................... 6671 Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD) ..................................................................................................... 6673 Shirley-Anne Somerville (Lothians) (SNP) ................................................................................................ 6676 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 6679 Gil Paterson (West of Scotland) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 6681 Margo MacDonald (Lothians) (Ind) ............................................................................................................ 6683 Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 6684 Nigel Don (North East Scotland) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 6686 Mike Pringle (Edinburgh South) (LD) ........................................................................................................ 6688 John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) .................................................................................... 6691 Paul Martin (Glasgow Springburn) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 6693 The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Kenny MacAskill) ............................................................................... 6696 QUESTION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 6701 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................. 6709 QUESTION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 6720 RURAL POLICY ............................................................................................................................................... 6736 Motion moved—[Richard Lochhead]. Amendment moved—[Sarah Boyack]. Amendment moved—[John Scott]. Amendment moved—[Mike Rumbles]. The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment (Richard Lochhead) ................................. 6736 Sarah Boyack (Edinburgh Central) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 6740 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) ............................................................................................................................... 6744 Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD) ...................................................................... 6746 Aileen Campbell (South of Scotland) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 6749 Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab) ................................................................................................................. 6751 Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 6753 Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 6755 Alasdair Allan (Western Isles) (SNP)......................................................................................................... 6757 Cathy Jamieson (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab) .................................................................... 6759 Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green) ............................................................................................................... 6761 Jim Hume (South of Scotland) (LD)........................................................................................................... 6762 Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 6764 Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 6766 The Minister for Environment (Michael Russell) ........................................................................................ 6769 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS (DRAFT EQUALITIES STRATEGY) ................................................................................. 6773 Motion moved—[Keith Brown]. Keith Brown (Ochil) (SNP) ......................................................................................................................... 6773 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 6775 Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 6776 Hugh O‟Donnell (Central Scotland) (LD) ................................................................................................... 6777 Dave Thompson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 6778 Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ........................................................................................ 6779 The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (John Swinney) .......................................... 6780 Cathie Craigie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (Lab) ....................................................................................... 6782 DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................... 6784 EATING DISORDERS ........................................................................................................................................ 6790 Motion debated—[Kenneth Gibson]. Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 6790 Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ............................................................................................ 6793 Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 6795 The Minister for Public Health (Shona Robison) ....................................................................................... 6797 Oral Answers Col. QUESTION TIME SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE .............................................................................................................................. 6701 GENERAL QUESTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 6701 Delayed Discharge .................................................................................................................................... 6702 Free Nursery Places .................................................................................................................................. 6704 Inequalities ................................................................................................................................................. 6702 Midwife-led Maternity Units ....................................................................................................................... 6701 Oil and Gas Exploration (Moray Firth) ....................................................................................................... 6707 Wick High School ...................................................................................................................................... 6705 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................ 6709 Airports
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