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Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 9 June 2016 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 9 June 2016 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 Transport Infrastructure (North Aberdeenshire) ........................................................................................... 1 Aberdeen City Region Deal .......................................................................................................................... 2 Rural Public Transport .................................................................................................................................. 4 Trunk Roads (Noise Levels) ......................................................................................................................... 5 Curriculum for Excellence (Implementation) ................................................................................................ 6 Clyde Gateway (Funding) ............................................................................................................................. 8 Schools (Additional Support for Learning) .................................................................................................... 8 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................... 10 Engagements .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Carers Scotland (Meetings) ........................................................................................................................ 13 Cabinet (Meetings) ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey............................................................................................................. 18 Oil and Gas Industry (Government Support) .............................................................................................. 19 Science and Computing (Women Students) .............................................................................................. 21 Queensferry Crossing ................................................................................................................................. 23 Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service ............................................................................................. 26 TREATY OF PERTH (750TH ANNIVERSARY) ....................................................................................................... 27 Motion debated—[Murdo Fraser]. Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .............................................................................................. 27 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 30 Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ...................................................................................... 32 Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 33 Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................................... 35 The Minister for International Development and Europe (Alasdair Allan) .................................................. 36 DIGNITY, FAIRNESS AND RESPECT IN DISABILITY BENEFITS ............................................................................... 39 Motion moved—[Jeane Freeman]. Amendment moved—[Adam Tomkins]. Amendment moved—[Mark Griffin]. The Minister for Social Security (Jeane Freeman) ..................................................................................... 39 Adam Tomkins (Glasgow) (Con) ................................................................................................................ 43 Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab).......................................................................................................... 48 Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 51 Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) .................................................................................................................. 53 Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP) ................................................................................ 55 Johann Lamont (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 57 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 59 Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 61 Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)....................................................................................................... 63 George Adam (Paisley) (SNP) ................................................................................................................... 66 Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) .......................................................................................... 68 Maree Todd (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 70 Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................................ 72 Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 74 Christina McKelvie (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP) ............................................................... 77 Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 79 Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................. 80 Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) ........................................................................................................................ 82 Ben Macpherson (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (SNP) ........................................................................... 84 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 85 Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con) ..................................................................................................................... 87 The Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities (Angela Constance).................. 90 DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 94 1 9 JUNE 2016 2 appraisal and a strategic view of how we can Scottish Parliament improve road and rail infrastructure in the north and north-east. Thursday 9 June 2016 If the member has specific ideas, he should work with the local authorities and with me, [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at Transport Scotland and other stakeholders as we 11:40] take forward the work that will commence this year as part of the city deal appraisal of transport links General Question Time to the north and north-east. Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Transport Infrastructure (North Aberdeenshire) Coast) (SNP): I very much welcome the work that 1. Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) is being done on the AWPR and the dualling of the (Con): To ask the Scottish Government what road between Balmedie and Tipperty. In light of investment plans it has for transport infrastructure the importance of travel times to business and in north Aberdeenshire. (S5O-00021) commuters, can the minister enlighten us on the specific benefit to travel times of the investments The Minister for Transport and the Islands that the Government has made? (Humza Yousaf): The completion of the Aberdeen western peripheral route Balmedie to Tipperty Humza Yousaf: Of course, that is a key benefit project will provide a dual carriageway link to Ellon of the work that we are doing on the AWPR, which and bring significant travel benefits to communities will cut journey times across Aberdeen by up to and businesses north of Aberdeen. Construction half at peak times and will provide much improved work is well under way on that £745 million journey times—as well as improved reliability and project, which is estimated to bring 14,000 jobs facility—for public transport on local roads. The and £6 billion of benefits to the north-east over the AWPR Balmedie to Tipperty project forms a core next 30 years. We are also making a number of part of our commitment to improving transport in improvements to the Aberdeen to Inverness rail the north and the north-east. line and have given a clear commitment to dual Alongside that project is the Inveramsay