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Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body DRAFT Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 21 March 2019 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 21 March 2019 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 Home Adaptations (Funding) ........................................................................................................................ 1 National Entitlement Card Renewal (Disabled People) ................................................................................ 2 Police Scotland (Vietnam Visit) .................................................................................................................... 3 Elder Abuse .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Prisoners (Assessment on Conviction) ........................................................................................................ 6 ScotRail (Meetings) ...................................................................................................................................... 7 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................... 10 Drugs Policy ................................................................................................................................................ 10 National Health Service (Staffing) .............................................................................................................. 14 Cove Harbour (Access) .............................................................................................................................. 16 Transmission Link (Western Isles) ............................................................................................................. 16 Jagtar Singh Johal (Support) ...................................................................................................................... 17 Cleft Surgery ............................................................................................................................................... 17 Brexit ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 Operation Yellowhammer ........................................................................................................................... 20 Article 50 (Petition) ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Retail Workers (Protection) ........................................................................................................................ 22 Employer Pension Contributions (Funding) ................................................................................................ 23 ScotRail Franchise (Borders Railway) ........................................................................................................ 23 Mental Health (Young People and Social Media) ....................................................................................... 26 MEN’S SHEDS .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Motion debated—[Christine Grahame]. Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) .............................................. 28 Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) ................................................................. 30 Jenny Gilruth (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 32 Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 33 Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) ................................................................................................................. 35 Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) .................................................................................................................. 37 Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 38 Mark McDonald (Aberdeen Donside) (Ind) ................................................................................................. 39 Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) ......................................................................................................... 41 Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................................ 43 David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) .............................................................................................................. 44 Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) ................................................................................. 46 The Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government (Aileen Campbell) ................................. 47 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY CORPORATE BODY QUESTION TIME ....................................................................... 52 Post (Delivery) ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Car Park (Booking System) ........................................................................................................................ 53 Passholder Entrances (Delays) .................................................................................................................. 53 Payroll Deductions (Credit Union Take-up) ................................................................................................ 55 Twentieth Anniversary (Marking Contribution of Staff) ............................................................................... 55 Members’ Staff (Contract Variation) ........................................................................................................... 56 Car Park (Barrier System) .......................................................................................................................... 57 Scottish Parliament Staff (Support for Carers) ........................................................................................... 58 PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................. 60 HEALTH AND SPORT ........................................................................................................................................ 60 Specialist Endometriosis Unit (Glasgow) ................................................................................................... 60 Health (Role of Sport and Leisure) ............................................................................................................. 61 Infrastructure Improvements (NHS Lothian) ............................................................................................... 62 “A Better Grief” ............................................................................................................................................ 63 Out-of-hours General Practitioner Services (Glenrothes Hospital) ............................................................ 64 General Practitioner Services (Access) ...................................................................................................... 66 Mortality Rates (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) ........................................................................................... 66 Pitlochry Community Hospital (Care and Treatment Hub) ......................................................................... 67 LAND REFORM ................................................................................................................................................. 69 Motion moved—[Roseanna Cunningham]. Amendment moved—[Edward Mountain]. Amendment moved—[Claudia Beamish]. Amendment moved—[Andy Wightman]. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (Roseanna Cunningham) ... 69 Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ....................................................................................... 73 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 77 Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 80 Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) ......................................................................................................... 83 Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 85 Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) ................................................................................. 88 Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ...............................................................................................
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