First Minister's Questions on 9 October 2003
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MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 9 October 2003 Session 2 £5.00 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2003. 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 The Stationery Office Ltd. Her Majesty‟s Stationery Office is independent of and separate from the company now trading as The Stationery Office Ltd, which is responsible for printing and publishing Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body publications. CONTENTS Thursday 9 October 2003 Debates Col. SCHOOLS (ENTERPRISE CULTURE) .................................................................................................................. 2479 Motion moved—[Mr Jim Wallace]. Amendment moved—[Jim Mather]. Amendment moved—[Murdo Fraser]. Amendment moved—[Shiona Baird]. The Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (Mr Jim Wallace) ............... 2479 Jim Mather (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 2485 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................. 2489 Shiona Baird (North East Scotland) (Green) ............................................................................................. 2493 Mike Watson (Glasgow Cathcart) (Lab) .................................................................................................... 2496 Susan Deacon (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh) (Lab) ......................................................................... 2498 Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................................ 2500 David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con) .................................................................................................. 2503 Mr Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab) .......................................................................................... 2505 Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP) ..................................................................... 2507 Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD) ............................................................... 2509 Tommy Sheridan (Glasgow) (SSP) ........................................................................................................... 2512 Cathie Craigie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (Lab) ....................................................................................... 2514 Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ...................................................................................... 2516 Christine May (Central Fife) (Lab) ............................................................................................................. 2519 Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP) .................................................................................................................. 2520 Mr Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) ..................................................................................... 2522 Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD) ................................................................................................................... 2524 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (Lothians) (Con) ....................................................................................... 2526 Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP) ........................................................................................................ 2527 The Minister for Education and Young People (Peter Peacock) ............................................................... 2529 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................. 2534 QUESTION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 2546 COMMONWEALTH (EDUCATION) ....................................................................................................................... 2563 Motion moved—[Peter Peacock]. The Minister for Education and Young People (Peter Peacock) ............................................................... 2563 Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP) .................................................................................................................. 2568 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (Lothians) (Con) ....................................................................................... 2570 Mr Keith Raffan (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD) ........................................................................................... 2572 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 2575 Michael Matheson (Central Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................ 2577 Mr Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ................................................................................... 2579 Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 2581 Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray) (SNP) .......................................................................................................... 2582 Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 2584 Mr Kenneth Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 2586 Mr Ted Brocklebank (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................. 2589 Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP) ........................................................................................................ 2592 The Deputy Minister for Education and Young People (Euan Robson) .................................................... 2594 CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL .................................................................................................................................. 2599 Motion moved—[Hugh Henry]. The Deputy Minister for Justice (Hugh Henry) .......................................................................................... 2599 Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP) ............................................................................................................. 2599 Miss Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................... 2600 Hugh Henry ................................................................................................................................................ 2600 BUSINESS MOTION .......................................................................................................................................... 2602 Motion moved—[Patricia Ferguson]—and agreed to. DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................... 2603 MACMILLAN-CABX CANCER PATIENT SERVICES ............................................................................................. 2613 Motion debated—[Karen Whitefield]. Karen Whitefield (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 2613 Shona Robison (Dundee East) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 2615 Donald Gorrie (Central Scotland) (LD) ...................................................................................................... 2616 Cathie Craigie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (Lab) ....................................................................................... 2617 Mr David Davidson (North East Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................... 2618 Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 2620 Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) ............................................................................................................. 2621 Mrs Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................ 2623 John Swinburne (Central Scotland) (SSCUP) ........................................................................................... 2624 The Minister for Health and Community Care (Malcolm Chisholm) .......................................................... 2624 Oral Answers Col. FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................. 2534 Cabinet (Meetings) .................................................................................................................................... 2534 Common Agricultural Policy (Reform) ......................................................................................................