Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 13 September 2018 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 13 September 2018 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 Legal Aid ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Deaths Overseas .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Pest Control (Railways) ................................................................................................................................ 3 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Meetings) .............................................................................................. 4 Medical Isotopes (Security of Supply) .......................................................................................................... 6 Perinatal Mental Health ................................................................................................................................ 7 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................... 10 Schools (Information) ................................................................................................................................. 10 Mental Health Services (Children and Young People) ............................................................................... 13 Ferry Services (Ardrossan and Arran) ........................................................................................................ 15 The Bakhsh Family ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Montrose Port (Disposal Licence) .............................................................................................................. 17 Scottish National Standardised Assessments ............................................................................................ 17 Livestock (Exports) ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Brexit (Impact on Business) ........................................................................................................................ 20 Child Abuse Survivors (Compensation) ..................................................................................................... 20 Carers Allowance Supplement ................................................................................................................... 21 Roadside Mobile Connectivity .................................................................................................................... 22 One-plus-two Modern Languages Policy ................................................................................................... 23 Productivity ................................................................................................................................................. 24 V&A Dundee ............................................................................................................................................... 26 NAE PASARAN!................................................................................................................................................ 28 Motion debated—[Linda Fabiani]. Linda Fabiani (East Kilbride) (SNP)............................................................................................................ 28 Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 31 Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 32 Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 33 Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green) ......................................................................................................... 35 Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) ........................................................................................................................ 37 Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) .................................................................................... 39 Johann Lamont (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 40 The Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs (Fiona Hyslop) ..................................... 42 FOOD AND DRINK ............................................................................................................................................. 45 Motion moved—[Fergus Ewing]. Amendment moved—[Donald Cameron]. Amendment moved—[Colin Smyth]. Amendment moved—[Mark Ruskell]. Amendment moved—[Mike Rumbles]. The Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy (Fergus Ewing) ................................................................. 45 Donald Cameron (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ....................................................................................... 50 Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 54 Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) ........................................................................................... 57 Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD) ................................................................................................. 60 Dr Alasdair Allan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 62 Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ....................................................................................... 64 Jenny Gilruth (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 66 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 68 Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 71 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) ................................................................................................................................ 73 Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) .................................................................................... 75 Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 77 Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 79 Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................. 81 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 84 Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 86 Mike Rumbles ............................................................................................................................................. 88 Mark Ruskell ............................................................................................................................................... 89 Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 91 Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) ................................................................. 93 The Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment (Mairi Gougeon) ........................................... 96 DECISION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 102 1 13 SEPTEMBER 2018 2 report has identified, there is an oversupply of Scottish Parliament providers in some areas, although we also accept that there is an undersupply in others. Thursday 13 September 2018 Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): The legal aid review report suggests that the [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at current wide scope of civil actions for which legal 11:40] aid is available in Scotland should remain. Is the General Question Time minister supportive of that suggestion? Ash Denham: Unlike our counterparts in England and Wales, the Scottish Government has Legal Aid kept legal aid provisions that help with family, 1. Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con): First, I medical, housing and welfare benefit problems. It draw the chamber’s attention to my entry in the is important that legal aid continues to offer register of members’ interests as a practising support for such issues, as they have a