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Meeting of the Parliament MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 29 June 2006 Session 2 £5.00 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2006. 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 Astron. CONTENTS Thursday 29 June 2006 Debates Col. TOURIST BOARDS (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 .............................................................................................. 27109 Motion moved—[Patricia Ferguson]. The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport (Patricia Ferguson) ........................................................... 27109 Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 27113 Mr Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ................................................................................. 27115 Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD) ............................................................. 27118 Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................................... 27120 Gordon Jackson (Glasgow Govan) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 27122 Chris Ballance (South of Scotland) (Green) ............................................................................................ 27124 Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP) ........................................................................................ 27125 Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con) ......................................................................... 27127 Mr Charlie Gordon (Glasgow Cathcart) (Lab) ......................................................................................... 27129 Mr Jim Wallace (Orkney) (LD) ................................................................................................................. 27131 Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con) ...................................................................................................... 27133 Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 27135 Patricia Ferguson .................................................................................................................................... 27138 COMPENSATION BILL .................................................................................................................................... 27143 Motion moved—[Hugh Henry]. The Deputy Minister for Justice (Hugh Henry) ........................................................................................ 27143 Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 27146 Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con) ..................................................................................................................... 27148 Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD) ...................................................................... 27149 Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab) ....................................................................................... 27150 Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP) ................................................................................................................ 27152 Mr Duncan McNeil (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab) .............................................................................. 27153 John Swinburne (Central Scotland) (SSCUP) ......................................................................................... 27154 Hugh Henry .............................................................................................................................................. 27155 QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 27157 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................ 27165 QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 27176 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CO-OPERATION WITH MALAWI ................................................................ 27193 The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport (Patricia Ferguson) ........................................................... 27193 Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP) .................................................................................................. 27197 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ........................................................................................... 27199 Mike Pringle (Edinburgh South) (LD) ...................................................................................................... 27202 Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 27205 Ms Maureen Watt (North East Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 27207 Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab) ....................................................................................... 27210 Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con) .......................................................................................... 27212 Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 27214 Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green) ............................................................................................................. 27216 Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 27218 Christine May (Central Fife) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 27220 Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD) ............................................................. 27222 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (Lothians) (Con) ..................................................................................... 27224 Linda Fabiani ........................................................................................................................................... 27227 Patricia Ferguson .................................................................................................................................... 27229 DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................. 27234 Oral Answers Col. QUESTION TIME SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE ............................................................................................................................ 27157 GENERAL QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 27157 Buses (Public Subsidies) ......................................................................................................................... 27159 Policing (Community Safety) ................................................................................................................... 27157 Roads (Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route) ......................................................................................... 27161 Rural Exclusion (Public Transport) .......................................................................................................... 27163 Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (Reform) .................................................................................... 27164 Supported Bus Services .......................................................................................................................... 27160 Working Arrangements (Scottish Executive Staff) ..................................................................................................................... 27161 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................ 27165 Cabinet (Meetings) .................................................................................................................................. 27167 Energy Prices .......................................................................................................................................... 27171 Hate Crime ............................................................................................................................................... 27175 Prime Minister (Meetings) ........................................................................................................................ 27165 Salmonella (Egg Imports) ........................................................................................................................ 27170 Scottish Children‟s Reporter Administration ...........................................................................................
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