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Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) Thursday 17 December 2020 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 17 December 2020 CONTENTS Col. TRADE (DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION) BILL ...................................................................................................... 1 Motion moved—[Ivan McKee]—and agreed to. John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ............................................................................................... 1 The Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation (Ivan McKee) ............................................................... 2 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ..................................................................................................................... 4 Drug Deaths .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Drug Deaths .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Heathrow Airport (Third Runway) ............................................................................................................... 12 Drug Deaths ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Biodiversity ................................................................................................................................................. 16 Blood Donations ......................................................................................................................................... 17 University Students (Accommodation Costs) ............................................................................................. 18 Erasmus+.................................................................................................................................................... 19 New Eye Hospital (NHS Lothian) ............................................................................................................... 20 Retail Staff (Covid Vaccinations) ................................................................................................................ 20 Funded Childcare ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Secondary School Grades Assessment (West Lothian) ............................................................................ 21 Drive-in Entertainment (Closures) .............................................................................................................. 22 Climate Change Plan Update ..................................................................................................................... 23 North Lanarkshire Councillors (Pay Rise) .................................................................................................. 23 Racist Incidents (Police Resourcing) .......................................................................................................... 24 Northern Ireland Protocol ........................................................................................................................... 24 Air Discount Scheme .................................................................................................................................. 25 Tay Cities Deal ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Health Boards (Resources) ........................................................................................................................ 26 Drug and Alcohol Services (Budget Cuts) .................................................................................................. 26 PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................. 28 ECONOMY, FAIR WORK AND CULTURE .............................................................................................................. 28 Economy (Dumfriesshire) ........................................................................................................................... 28 Burntisland Fabrications ............................................................................................................................. 29 Newly Self-employed People (Support) ..................................................................................................... 31 Covid-19 Pandemic (Engagement with Business Stakeholders) ............................................................... 32 Give Key Workers a Break Campaign ........................................................................................................ 33 Covid-19 Pandemic (Support for Businesses) ........................................................................................... 34 Covid-19 Pandemic (Supermarkets) .......................................................................................................... 35 REDRESS FOR SURVIVORS (HISTORICAL CHILD ABUSE IN CARE) (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 ............................ 37 Motion moved—[John Swinney]. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney) ...................... 37 Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 42 Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 46 Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 50 Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green) ......................................................................................................... 53 Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD) ................................................................................................... 55 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 57 Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 60 Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) ..................................................................................... 62 Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 65 Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)........................................................................................................... 67 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 70 Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 72 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 75 Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) ................................................................. 77 John Swinney ............................................................................................................................................. 80 DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 85 1 17 DECEMBER 2020 2 Conservatives have brought about a crisis of their Scottish Parliament own making and have zero respect for the role of the Scottish Parliament in holding power to Thursday 17 December 2020 account. The emergency bill was introduced to address a [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at potential crisis of the UK Government’s making. 12:00] We are on a cliff edge because of the UK Government’s failure to negotiate its supposedly Trade (Disclosure of Information) oven-ready deal. It is worth remembering that we Bill are being asked to approve an LCM from a UK Government that will ignore legislative consent The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh): We decisions, not only here but in Wales and Northern begin today’s business with consideration of Ireland, and will force through its wrecking ball of legislative consent motion S5M-23736, in the an internal market bill. Yet again, the UK name of Ivan McKee, on the Trade (Disclosure of Government is confirming that it has nothing but Information) Bill. contempt for Scottish democracy. Motion moved, The Scottish Greens will not oppose the LCM today because it is needed, but it is important that That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Bill, introduced in those particular concerns are put on record. the House of Commons on 15 December 2020, which relate to the disclosure of information by authorities other than Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, so far as these 12:03 matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish The Minister for Trade, Investment and Parliament or alter the