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MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 26 February 2004 Session 2 £5.00 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2004. 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 26 February 2004 Debates Col. YOUNG PEOPLE .............................................................................................................................................. 6009 Motion moved—[Peter Peacock]. Amendment moved—[Nicola Sturgeon]. Amendment moved—[Lord James Douglas-Hamilton]. The Minister for Education and Young People (Peter Peacock) ............................................................... 6009 Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP) ............................................................................................................. 6017 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (Lothians) (Con) ....................................................................................... 6021 Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD) ................................................................................................................... 6024 Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green) ............................................................................................................... 6027 Scott Barrie (Dunfermline West) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 6029 Ms Rosemary Byrne (South of Scotland) (SSP) ....................................................................................... 6031 Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 6033 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab) .................................................................................................... 6035 Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ............................................................................................ 6037 Donald Gorrie (Central Scotland) (LD) ...................................................................................................... 6039 Marilyn Livingstone (Kirkcaldy) (Lab) ........................................................................................................ 6041 Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP) .................................................................................................................. 6043 Mr Kenneth Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 6046 Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................ 6048 Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab) ......................................................................................... 6050 Mr Keith Raffan (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD) ........................................................................................... 6052 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................. 6055 Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP) ........................................................................................................ 6057 The Minister for Communities (Ms Margaret Curran) ................................................................................ 6059 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................. 6064 QUESTION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 6076 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (WORK FORCE) ................................................................................................... 6093 Motion moved—[Malcom Chisholm]. Amendment moved—[Nicola Sturgeon]. Amendment moved—[Mr David Davidson]. Amendment moved—[Carolyn Leckie]. The Minister for Health and Community Care (Malcolm Chisholm) .......................................................... 6093 Shona Robison (Dundee East) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 6098 Mr David Davidson (North East Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................... 6100 Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP) .................................................................................................. 6103 Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD) ...................................................................... 6106 Janis Hughes (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 6108 Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 6110 Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD) ............................................................... 6112 Dr Jean Turner (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Ind) .................................................................................... 6113 Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ............................................................................................ 6114 Mr Duncan McNeil (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab) ................................................................................ 6117 Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 6118 Carolyn Leckie ........................................................................................................................................... 6120 Mike Rumbles ............................................................................................................................................ 6122 Mrs Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................ 6124 Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP) ........................................................................................................... 6126 The Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care (Mr Tom McCabe) ................................................ 6128 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTION .................................................................................................................. 6133 Motion moved—[Tavish Scott]—and agreed to. DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................... 6134 CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY .......................................................................................................... 6149 Motion debated—[Johann Lamont]. Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab) .................................................................................................... 6149 Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 6152 Christine May (Central Fife) (Lab) ............................................................................................................. 6153 Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD) ................................................................................................................... 6154 Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ............................................................................................ 6156 Mark Ballard (Lothians) (Green) ................................................................................................................ 6157 Marilyn Livingstone (Kirkcaldy) (Lab) ........................................................................................................ 6158 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) ............................................................................................................................... 6160 Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab).............................................................................................................. 6161 The Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (Lewis Macdonald) ........................................ 6163 Oral Answers Col. FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................. 6064 Affordable Housing (Rural Areas).............................................................................................................. 6069 Cabinet (Meetings) .................................................................................................................................... 6066 Genetically Modified Crops ........................................................................................................................ 6073 Prime Minister (Meetings) .........................................................................................................................