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Meeting of the Parliament MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 12 June 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 12 June 2003 Debates Col. EUROPE ........................................................................................................................................................... 641 Motion moved—[Nicola Sturgeon]. Amendment moved—[Tavish Scott]. Amendment moved—[Phil Gallie]. Amendment moved—[Frances Curran]. Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP) ............................................................................................................... 641 The Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services (Tavish Scott) ......................................................... 648 Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con) .......................................................................................................... 654 Frances Curran (West of Scotland) (SSP) .................................................................................................. 658 Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 661 Mark Ballard (Lothians) (Green) .................................................................................................................. 665 Mr Keith Raffan (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD) ............................................................................................. 666 Michael Matheson (Central Scotland) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 669 Maureen Macmillan (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ..................................................................................... 670 Mr Ted Brocklebank (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................... 673 Mr Bruce McFee (West of Scotland) (SNP) ................................................................................................ 675 Margo MacDonald (Lothians) (Ind) .............................................................................................................. 677 Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con) .............................................................................................. 680 Mr Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD) ..................................................................... 682 Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP) .................................................................................................... 685 Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray) (SNP) ............................................................................................................ 688 Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab) ........................................................................................................ 689 Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ........................................................................................ 692 Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 694 George Lyon (Argyll and Bute) (LD) ............................................................................................................ 696 Christine May (Central Fife) (Lab) ............................................................................................................... 698 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................... 700 Tavish Scott ................................................................................................................................................. 703 Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP) ........................................................................................................ 706 POINT OF ORDER .............................................................................................................................................. 712 QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 713 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................... 727 PUBLIC TRANSPORT ......................................................................................................................................... 738 Motion moved—[Nicol Stephen]. Amendment moved—[Mr Kenny MacAskill]. Amendment moved—[David Mundell]. The Minister for Transport (Nicol Stephen) ................................................................................................. 738 Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP) ......................................................................................................... 742 David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con) .................................................................................................... 744 Bristow Muldoon (Livingston) (Lab) ............................................................................................................. 745 Iain Smith (North East Fife) (LD) ................................................................................................................. 747 Tricia Marwick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP) ............................................................................................ 749 Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con) ............................................................................. 750 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 752 Chris Ballance (South of Scotland) (Green) ................................................................................................ 754 Alasdair Morgan (South of Scotland) (SNP) ................................................................................................ 755 Michael McMahon (Hamilton North and Bellshill) (Lab) .............................................................................. 756 Rosie Kane (Glasgow) (SSP) ...................................................................................................................... 758 Dr Sylvia Jackson (Stirling) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 760 Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ........................................................................................ 761 Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP) ........................................................................................................ 762 Nicol Stephen .............................................................................................................................................. 764 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTION .................................................................................................................... 768 Motion moved—[Patricia Ferguson]. The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Patricia Ferguson) ..................................................................... 768 Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP) .................................................................................................... 769 Patricia Ferguson ........................................................................................................................................ 769 DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................. 770 ANIMAL WELFARE CENTRES (CLOSURE) ........................................................................................................... 781 Motion debated—[Shona Robison]. Shona Robison (Dundee East) (SNP) ......................................................................................................... 781 Dr Sylvia Jackson (Stirling) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 784 Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con) .......................................................................................................... 785 Mrs Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD) ................................................................................................ 785 Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP) ................................................................................................................ 786 Shiona Baird (North East Scotland) (Green) ............................................................................................... 787 Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) ................................................................................................................. 788 Mr
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