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Meeting of the Parliament MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Wednesday 14 March 2012 Session 4 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.scottish.parliament.uk or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000 Wednesday 14 March 2012 CONTENTS Col. TIME FOR REFLECTION ................................................................................................................................. 7171 LAND REGISTRATION ETC (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 .................................................................................. 7173 Motion moved—[Fergus Ewing]. The Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism (Fergus Ewing) ......................................................... 7173 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .......................................................................................... 7175 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 7178 Annabel Goldie (West Scotland) (Con) .................................................................................................. 7181 John Wilson (Central Scotland) (SNP) ................................................................................................... 7183 John Park (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 7185 Mike MacKenzie (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ................................................................................... 7186 Stuart McMillan (West Scotland) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 7187 Hanzala Malik (Glasgow) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 7188 Jean Urquhart (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 7190 James Kelly (Rutherglen) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 7191 Paul Wheelhouse (South Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................. 7192 Rob Gibson (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)........................................................................... 7194 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) .......................................................................................................... 7195 Annabel Goldie ....................................................................................................................................... 7196 Ken Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 7198 Fergus Ewing .......................................................................................................................................... 7200 ALCOHOL (MINIMUM PRICING) (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 ........................................................................... 7204 Motion moved—[Nicola Sturgeon]. Amendment moved—[Dr Richard Simpson]. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy (Nicola Sturgeon) ............................................................................................................................................. 7204 Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................ 7208 Duncan McNeil (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab) .................................................................................. 7212 Ruth Davidson (Glasgow) (Con) ............................................................................................................. 7216 Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP) .................................................................................................................... 7218 Graeme Pearson (South Scotland) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 7221 Jim Eadie (Edinburgh Southern) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 7223 Willie Rennie (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD) ............................................................................................ 7225 Gil Paterson (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP) ..................................................................................... 7228 Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 7230 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 7233 Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) .......................................... 7235 Helen Eadie (Cowdenbeath) (Lab) ......................................................................................................... 7237 Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP) ................................................................................................... 7240 Drew Smith (Glasgow) (Lab) .................................................................................................................. 7242 James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) ............................................................................................. 7244 Jackson Carlaw (West Scotland) (Con) ................................................................................................. 7247 Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) ............................................................................................................ 7249 Nicola Sturgeon ...................................................................................................................................... 7253 ALCOHOL (MINIMUM PRICING) (SCOTLAND) BILL: FINANCIAL RESOLUTION .................................................... 7257 Motion moved—[Nicola Sturgeon]. BUSINESS MOTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 7258 Motions moved—[Bruce Crawford]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ............................................................................................................. 7260 Motions moved—[Bruce Crawford]. DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 7261 COMMONWEALTH WEEK 2012...................................................................................................................... 7268 Motion debated—[Sandra White]. Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) ................................................................................................... 7268 Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Lab) ................................................................. 7271 Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................ 7272 Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD) ...................................................................................................... 7273 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ............................................................................................. 7275 Alex Fergusson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)........................................................................... 7276 The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs (Fiona Hyslop) ................................................. 7278 7171 14 MARCH 2012 7172 Like the servants in the parable of the talents, Scottish Parliament each one of us has been entrusted with a role to play. We are to protect the rights and dignity of Wednesday 14 March 2012 people who are living with HIV and AIDS, according to each one’s means and abilities. That [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at is found in Matthew, chapter 25, verses 14 to 28. 13:30] It is much easier to wash one’s hands of the Time for Reflection responsibility of care, but God is calling and compelling us to show mercy, compassion, love The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick): Good and tender care to people who are living with HIV afternoon. The first item of business is time for and AIDS. When we do that faithfully, we expect reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is the affirmation: Ms Esther Wanjohi of the women’s HIV project in “Welcome good and faithful servant, you have been Ngong, Nairobi, in partnership with Murrayfield trustworthy over small things, I will put you in charge of churches together. many things, enter into the joy of your master”. Ms Esther Wanjohi (Women’s HIV Project, Like David of the Bible, let us, in this generation of Ngong, Nairobi in partnership with Murrayfield HIV and AIDS, be recorded among those who Churches Together): Presiding Officer, members served the Lord faithfully. of the Scottish Parliament, ladies and gentlemen: As I conclude, I pray that our gracious Lord will good afternoon. make us instruments of love, compassion and Four years ago, I was invited to visit Murrayfield healing in a world that is ravaged by HIV and churches together in Scotland. I am therefore AIDS. familiar with the remarkable degree of hospitality, Thank you. acceptance,
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