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Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 8 November 2018 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 8 November 2018 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 ScotRail (Fife Circle) ..................................................................................................................................... 1 National Health Service (Integration Joint Board Structure) ........................................................................ 3 Domestic Violence (Maryhill and Springburn) (Support) .............................................................................. 3 Borderlands Growth Deal ............................................................................................................................. 4 South-west Transport Study ........................................................................................................................ 6 Universal Credit (Roll-out) ............................................................................................................................ 7 Homelessness (Glasgow) ............................................................................................................................. 8 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................... 10 General Practice (Investment) .................................................................................................................... 10 Debt (Time Limits for Recovery) ................................................................................................................. 13 Michelin Tyre plc (Dundee) ......................................................................................................................... 15 Stranraer Train Services ............................................................................................................................. 16 Skretting UK ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Craig McClelland (Public Inquiry) ............................................................................................................... 17 Michelin Tyre plc (Dundee) ......................................................................................................................... 18 Instrumental Music Tuition (Fees) .............................................................................................................. 20 Attacks on Neil Lennon (Bigotry and Racism) ............................................................................................ 20 Poverty and Human Rights ......................................................................................................................... 21 Real Living Wage........................................................................................................................................ 21 Arthritis (Loneliness and Isolation) ............................................................................................................. 22 Mountain Rescue Teams (Support)............................................................................................................ 24 Scottish Water (Single-person Discount) ................................................................................................... 26 MOTION OF REMEMBRANCE ............................................................................................................................. 28 Motion moved—[The First Minister]. The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon) ........................................................................................................... 28 Jackson Carlaw (Eastwood) (Con) ............................................................................................................. 31 Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................. 34 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 35 Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) ........................................................................................................... 37 CARE HOMES (SOUTH LANARKSHIRE) .............................................................................................................. 39 Motion debated—[Monical Lennon]. Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 39 Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) ................................................................................ 42 James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 44 Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 46 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 47 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 49 The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey) ..................................................... 50 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX INCLUSIVE EDUCATION .............................................. 54 Statement—[John Swinney]. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney) ...................... 54 BUSINESS MOTION ........................................................................................................................................... 67 Motion moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PRESCRIPTION (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 ...................................................................................................... 68 PRESCRIPTION (SCOTLAND) BILL ..................................................................................................................... 90 Motion moved—[Ash Denham]. The Minister for Community Safety (Ash Denham) .................................................................................... 90 Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 92 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 93 Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) ......................................................................................................... 96 Ash Denham ............................................................................................................................................... 97 CODE OF CONDUCT (BREACH) ......................................................................................................................... 99 Motion moved—[Bill Kidd]. Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)........................................................................................................ 99 Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Con) ................................................................................................... 100 DECISION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 102 POINT OF ORDER ........................................................................................................................................... 107 1 8 NOVEMBER 2018 2 the network and provide customers with a reliable Scottish Parliament railway. I am happy to confirm that the cabinet secretary will meet Annabelle Ewing to discuss the Thursday 8 November 2018 matter, and he will also arrange a meeting with the ScotRail managing director. [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) 11:40] (Con): Many constituents in the Fife circle have to endure the crush hour, as it is known— General Question Time overcrowding and a lack of crews and stock, together with cancellations, as has been indicated. ScotRail (Fife Circle) Promises have been broken time and again. What reassurances can the minister give to constituents 1. Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP): To that that intolerable situation will be addressed as ask the Scottish Government what recent a matter of urgency? discussions it has had with ScotRail regarding operations on the Fife circle. (S5O-02529) Paul Wheelhouse: We take these matters very seriously, and Alexander Stewart is right to raise The Minister for Energy, Connectivity and them on behalf of constituents. Significant the Islands (Paul Wheelhouse): The Cabinet investment is now being made by the ScotRail Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Alliance to further improve the resilience of the rail Connectivity met Dominic Booth of Abellio UK last network, including the Fife circle, through the week. Only this week, he met Alex Hynes, the recommendations from the Donovan