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Meeting of the Parliament MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 6 November 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 6 November 2003 Debates Col. SUSTAINABLE SCOTLAND ............................................................................................................................... 2955 Motion moved—[Robin Harper]. Amendment moved—[Ross Finnie]. Amendment moved—[Richard Lochhead]. Amendment moved—[Mr Ted Brocklebank]. Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green) ............................................................................................................... 2955 The Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Ross Finnie) ....................................................... 2957 Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 2960 Mr Ted Brocklebank (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................. 2963 Sarah Boyack (Edinburgh Central) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 2965 Mark Ballard (Lothians) (Green) ................................................................................................................ 2966 Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 2968 Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab) ......................................................................................... 2970 Nora Radcliffe (Gordon) (LD) .................................................................................................................... 2972 Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD) ............................................................... 2973 Mr Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ................................................................................... 2974 Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 2977 The Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Allan Wilson) ......................................... 2978 Eleanor Scott (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ......................................................................................... 2981 AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................................................................ 2985 Motion moved—[Mr Mark Ruskell]. Amendment moved—[Allan Wilson]. Amendment moved—[Roseanna Cunningham]. Amendment moved—[Alex Johnstone]. Mr Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) ..................................................................................... 2985 The Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Allan Wilson) ......................................... 2987 Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 2990 Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................ 2991 Nora Radcliffe (Gordon) (LD) .................................................................................................................... 2993 Mr Alasdair Morrison (Western Isles) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 2995 Eleanor Scott (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ......................................................................................... 2996 Frances Curran (West of Scotland) (SSP) ................................................................................................ 2998 Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab) ............................................................................................................ 3000 Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 3001 Dr Sylvia Jackson (Stirling) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 3003 George Lyon (Argyll and Bute) (LD) .......................................................................................................... 3004 Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con) ........................................................................... 3005 Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 3006 Allan Wilson ............................................................................................................................................... 3007 Shiona Baird (North East Scotland) (Green) ............................................................................................. 3009 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................. 3011 QUESTION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 3023 POINT OF ORDER ............................................................................................................................................ 3040 COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ................................................................................................................... 3041 Motion moved—[Ross Finnie]. Amendment moved—[Roseanna Cunningham]. Amendment moved—[Alex Fergusson]. The Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Ross Finnie) ....................................................... 3041 Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 3046 Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con) ........................................................................... 3050 Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab).............................................................................................................. 3053 Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray) (SNP) .......................................................................................................... 3054 George Lyon (Argyll and Bute) (LD) .......................................................................................................... 3056 Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 3058 Shiona Baird (North East Scotland) (Green) ............................................................................................. 3060 Mr Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ................................................................................... 3061 Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 3064 Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 3066 Eleanor Scott (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ......................................................................................... 3068 Ms Rosemary Byrne (South of Scotland) (SSP) ....................................................................................... 3070 Christine May (Central Fife) (Lab) ............................................................................................................. 3071 Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................ 3072 Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 3074 Ross Finnie ................................................................................................................................................ 3076 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTION .................................................................................................................. 3080 Motion moved—[Tavish Scott]—and agreed to. DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................... 3081 WIND FARMS .................................................................................................................................................. 3097 Motion debated—[Murdo Fraser]. Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................. 3097 Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 3100 Mr Alasdair Morrison
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