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Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 25 May 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 Thursday 25 May 2017 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 Good Food Nation Bill ................................................................................................................................. 1 Transport (Rural Areas) ................................................................................................................................ 2 Road Safety (M74 Junction 21) .................................................................................................................... 3 Benefit Cap ................................................................................................................................................... 4 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Chief Executive Meetings) .................................................................... 5 Film Studio (Meetings) .................................................................................................................................. 7 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ..................................................................................................................... 9 Engagements ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Engagements .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Cabinet (Meetings) ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Foreign Direct Investment .......................................................................................................................... 19 Business Leaders (Meetings) ..................................................................................................................... 22 National Health Service Pay Cap ............................................................................................................... 23 CELTIC’S EUROPEAN CUP WIN (50TH ANNIVERSARY) ....................................................................................... 25 Motion debated—[James Dornan]. James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 25 Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 28 Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) .................................................................................... 29 James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 31 Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) .............................................. 32 Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con) ..................................................................................................................... 34 George Adam (Paisley) (SNP) ................................................................................................................... 35 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 37 Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP) .................................................................................. 39 The Minister for Public Health and Sport (Aileen Campbell) ...................................................................... 41 CONTRACT (THIRD PARTY RIGHTS) (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 ....................................................................... 44 Motion moved—[Annabelle Ewing]. The Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs (Annabelle Ewing).................................................. 44 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) ................................................................................................................................ 48 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .............................................................................................. 52 Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 54 Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) .................................................................................... 57 Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................................... 60 Ben Macpherson (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (SNP) ........................................................................... 62 Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 64 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 66 Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD) ................................................................................................. 69 Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) ..................................................................................... 70 Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con) ............................................................................................................... 71 Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 73 Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 76 Adam Tomkins (Glasgow) (Con) ................................................................................................................ 77 Annabelle Ewing ......................................................................................................................................... 81 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 85 Motions moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]. Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con) ................................................................................................ 85 The Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs (Annabelle Ewing).................................................. 86 DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 88 1 25 MAY 2017 2 develop measures to improve our nutrition and Scottish Parliament food health. Thursday 25 May 2017 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con): In addressing food multibuys, we have to differentiate between the types of food that we do [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at not want people to eat and those that we want 11:40] them to eat—we should be encouraging multibuys of fruit and vegetables and other healthy foods. General Question Time Will the good food nation bill address public procurement of food for our schools and hospitals Good Food Nation Bill to ensure that local food is procured wherever possible? 1. Richard Lochhead (Moray) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for Fergus Ewing: Mr Whittle, given his former the good food nation bill, and whether it will career as an international athlete, is well placed to include addressing the health implications of be an advocate for good choices in dietary multibuys. (S5O-01029) matters. He is absolutely right to raise those issues, which are taken seriously by all members The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy of the Scottish Government. and Connectivity (Fergus Ewing): Work has begun to prepare a consultation that will inform the On Brian Whittle’s second question, I recently content of the good food nation bill. Decisions on convened the first summit on food procurement, the bill timetable will be taken in the context of the which was to ensure that in the public sector—in Government’s overall legislative programme. The our hospitals, our schools and in Government and content of the bill will be informed by the outcome public sector institutions—we procure as much of of the consultation and by any actions required to our food as possible locally. We have made give effect to a range of Government priorities. considerable progress over the past 10 years by increasing take-up of local produce from Scottish Richard Lochhead: The cabinet secretary will farmers and other primary producers by a be aware that many organisations, including the substantial margin. That work is on-going. Scottish food coalition, and many individuals are keen for the good food nation bill to help to Transport (Rural Areas) transform our food culture. Despite the fact that we have had the beginnings of a food revolution in 2. Mairi Evans (Angus North and Mearns) this country in recent years, there is still much (SNP): To ask the Scottish Government what more to do to tackle food poverty, obesity and action it is taking to improve access