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Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Meeting of the Parliament Wednesday 2 October 2019 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 Wednesday 2 October 2019 CONTENTS Col. PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................... 1 RURAL ECONOMY .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Convergence Funding Allocation .................................................................................................................. 1 Convergence Funding .................................................................................................................................. 2 Farm Payments (Land Parcel Identification System) ................................................................................... 3 Local Authority Services (Rural Economy) ................................................................................................... 4 Food and Drink Sector (Glasgow) ................................................................................................................ 5 Tree Diseases and Pests ............................................................................................................................. 6 Farm Tenancies ............................................................................................................................................ 7 TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY ............................................................................................ 8 Broadband Connectivity (Stirling) ................................................................................................................. 8 Road Improvements (A92 at Glenrothes) ................................................................................................... 10 Queensferry Crossing (Snagging Works) ................................................................................................... 11 Bus Usage .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Congestion (Edinburgh) .............................................................................................................................. 13 Dundee Northern Relief Road (Cost Benefit Analysis)............................................................................... 14 ScotRail (Customer Satisfaction Targets) .................................................................................................. 15 Rail Electrification (Kilmarnock to Glasgow) ............................................................................................... 16 NURSERY FUNDING (DEFERRED ENTRY TO PRIMARY SCHOOL) .......................................................................... 18 Motion moved—[Iain Gray]. Amendment moved—[Maree Todd]. Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 18 The Minister for Children and Young People (Maree Todd) ...................................................................... 20 Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 22 Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green) ......................................................................................................... 23 Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD) ................................................................................................... 25 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 27 Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) ................................................................................ 28 Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................................... 30 Jenny Gilruth (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 32 Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 34 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 36 Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 37 Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................................... 38 Maree Todd ................................................................................................................................................ 40 Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 41 SCOTRAIL FRANCHISE ..................................................................................................................................... 45 Motion moved—[Colin Smyth]. Amendment moved—[Michael Matheson]. Amendment moved—[Jamie Greene]. Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 45 The Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity (Michael Matheson) ...................... 47 Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 49 John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ............................................................................................. 51 Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD) ................................................................................................. 53 Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................................ 55 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 56 Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)....................................................................................................... 58 Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 60 Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) ............................................................................................................... 62 Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) ................................................................. 63 Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) .................................................................................... 65 Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ....................................................................................... 67 Michael Matheson....................................................................................................................................... 68 Colin Smyth ................................................................................................................................................ 70 BUSINESS MOTION ........................................................................................................................................... 73 Motion moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 75 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]. DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 76 SCOTTISH WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORT WEEK ................................................................................................ 85 Motion debated—[Emma Harper]. Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 85 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 87 Angela Constance (Almond Valley) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 89 Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 91 Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) ..................................................................................... 92 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 94 Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) .................................................................................... 95 Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................................... 97 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ..........................................................................................
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