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Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) Wednesday 18 November 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 Wednesday 18 November 2020 CONTENTS Col. BUSINESS MOTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Motion moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................... 2 TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY ............................................................................................ 2 Union Connectivity Review ........................................................................................................................... 2 Transport Infrastructure (Review) ................................................................................................................. 3 Edinburgh South Suburban Rail Line (Passenger Services) ....................................................................... 4 South Edinburgh Metro and Light Rail Service ............................................................................................ 5 Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Implementation) ......................................................................................... 6 Public Transport (Face Coverings) ............................................................................................................... 7 ScotRail (Service Reductions) ...................................................................................................................... 8 Bus Services (Covid-19) ............................................................................................................................... 9 JUSTICE AND THE LAW OFFICERS ..................................................................................................................... 11 Reconviction Statistics (2017-18 Cohort) ................................................................................................... 11 Assaults Against Police Officers (Recording) ............................................................................................. 12 Emergency Workers (Attacks) .................................................................................................................... 13 Court Proceedings (Impact of Postponement on Mental Health) ............................................................... 14 Drug Offences (Glasgow) ........................................................................................................................... 16 Police Strength Statistics ............................................................................................................................ 18 SAFE SCHOOLS ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Motion moved—[Ross Greer]. Amendment moved—[John Swinney]. Amendment moved—[Jamie Greene]. Amendment moved—[Iain Gray]. Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green) ......................................................................................................... 21 The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney) ...................... 24 Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 27 Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 29 Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD) ................................................................................................... 31 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 32 Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 34 Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................................... 35 Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 37 Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) ..................................................................................... 38 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 40 Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con) .............................................................................. 42 John Swinney ............................................................................................................................................. 43 Ross Greer ................................................................................................................................................. 45 DECLARATION OF A NATURE EMERGENCY ........................................................................................................ 49 Motion moved—[Mark Ruskell]. Amendment moved—[Roseanna Cunningham]. Amendment moved—[Liz Smith]. Amendment moved—[Claudia Beamish]. Amendment moved—[Liam McArthur]. Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) ........................................................................................... 49 The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (Roseanna Cunningham) ... 51 Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................................... 53 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 56 Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) ......................................................................................................... 58 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 59 Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 60 Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Con) ..................................................................................................... 62 Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 64 Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 65 Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 67 Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 68 Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) ................................................................................. 70 The Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment (Mairi Gougeon) ........................................... 72 Mark Ruskell ............................................................................................................................................... 75 BUSINESS MOTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 78 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTION ................................................................................................................... 81 Motion moved—[Graeme Dey]. DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 82 PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH ...................................................................................................... 96 Motion debated—[Clare Adamson]. Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 96 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) ................................................................................................................................ 99 Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) .................................................................................. 101 David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 102 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................................... 104 Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 106 Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con) ............................................................................................................. 108 The Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing (Joe FitzPatrick) ..................................................... 109 1 18 NOVEMBER 2020 2 Scottish Parliament Portfolio Question Time Wednesday 18 November
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