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Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) Wednesday 20 January 2021 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 20 January 2021 CONTENTS Col. FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ..................................................................................................................... 1 Vaccine Roll-out............................................................................................................................................ 2 Covid-19 Vaccinations (Waste) .................................................................................................................... 8 Covid-19 Vaccination .................................................................................................................................. 11 Covid-19 Testing......................................................................................................................................... 13 United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund ................................................................................................... 15 Vaccinator Training ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Domestic Abuse (Victim Protection) ........................................................................................................... 18 Covid-19 (Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Supply) .............................................................................................. 19 Covid-19 (Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) .......................................................................................... 20 Covid-19 (Support for Students) ................................................................................................................. 21 Serious Illnesses (Diagnoses) .................................................................................................................... 21 Covid-19 Vaccination (Clinically Vulnerable) .............................................................................................. 22 Housing (Evictions) ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Sight Scotland Care Homes ....................................................................................................................... 24 DRUGS POLICY ................................................................................................................................................ 26 Statement—[First Minister]. The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon) ........................................................................................................... 26 HEALTH AND CARE WORKFORCE ..................................................................................................................... 44 Motion moved—[Monica Lennon]. Amendment moved—[Jeane Freeman]. Amendment moved—[Maurice Golden]. Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 44 The Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing (Mairi Gougeon) ....................................................... 49 Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Con) ..................................................................................................... 54 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 56 Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) .......................................................................................... 58 Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 61 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 64 Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 67 Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 69 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 71 Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 73 Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 75 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 76 Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Reform) ......................................................................................... 79 David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) .............................................................................................................. 80 Donald Cameron (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ....................................................................................... 83 The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (Jeane Freeman) ................................................................. 86 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 88 BUSINESS MOTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 92 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 95 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 95 The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Kevin Stewart) ............................................. 96 Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Reform) ......................................................................................... 97 The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey) ..................................................... 98 POINT OF ORDER ........................................................................................................................................... 101 DECISION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 102 1 20 JANUARY 2021 2 pressure and, given the number of new cases over Scottish Parliament the past couple of weeks, that pressure is almost certain to increase. Wednesday 20 January 2021 It is therefore vital that we do everything that we can to protect our NHS by slowing the spread of [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at the virus and bringing case numbers down. That is 12:30] why we confirmed yesterday that lockdown restrictions will remain in place until at least the First Minister’s Question Time middle of February, and why it is so important that we all continue to comply with the restrictions. The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh): Good afternoon. We begin with First Minister’s question Put simply, that means that we need to stay time but, before we turn to the questions, the First home. We should leave home only for essential Minister will update us with a short statement on purposes such as caring responsibilities, essential Covid. shopping, work that cannot be done from home and essential exercise; we should not have people The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon): I will from other households in our houses or go into give a short update on today’s figures. Yesterday, theirs; and we should all work from home if we 1,656 positive cases were reported, which is 7.5 possibly can. Further, on any occasion that we are per cent of all the tests that were carried out. required to leave home, we should remember Therefore, the total number of cases is now FACTS: face coverings when doing essential 166,583. As of yesterday, 309,909 people had shopping or when out for other reasons; avoid received their first dose of vaccine. There are places that are busy; clean hands and surfaces; currently 2,003 people in hospital, which is 14 use 2m distancing if you are with someone from more than yesterday, and 156 people in intensive another household; and self-isolate and get tested care, which is six more than yesterday. if you have symptoms. I very much regret to report that, in the past 24 Fundamentally, the best means of keeping hours, a further 92 deaths were registered of ourselves safe right now is to stay at home as patients who first tested positive over the previous much as possible. Please stay at home, protect 28 days. The total number of people who have the NHS and save lives. died under that daily measurement is 5,468. The National Records of Scotland has just Vaccine Roll-out published its weekly update, which includes cases 1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con): in which Covid is a suspected or contributory Yesterday, the First Minister was asked a series of cause of death, even if it has not been confirmed serious questions