MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 26 November 2009 Session 3 £5.00 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2009. Applications for reproduction should be made in writing to the Information Policy Team, Office of the Queen‘s Printer for Scotland, Admail ADM4058, Edinburgh, EH1 1NG, or by email to: [email protected]. OQPS administers the copyright on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. Printed and published in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body by RR Donnelley. CONTENTS Thursday 26 November 2009 Debates Col. LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT ................................................................................................. 21557 Statement—[John Swinney]. The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (John Swinney) ........................................ 21557 CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LICENSING (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 ..................................................................... 21574 Motion moved—[Kenny MacAskill]. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Kenny MacAskill) ............................................................................. 21574 Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con) ..................................................................................................................... 21580 Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 21584 John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) .................................................................................. 21588 Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD) ................................................................................................................. 21591 Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................. 21596 Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab) .................................................................................................... 21598 Aileen Campbell (South of Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................ 21600 Cathie Craigie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (Lab) ..................................................................................... 21602 David McLetchie (Edinburgh Pentlands) (Con) ....................................................................................... 21604 Angela Constance (Livingston) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 21606 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................ 21607 QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 21610 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................ 21619 QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 21632 ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT INSPECTORATE REPORT .................................... 21650 Statement—[Nicola Sturgeon]. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing (Nicola Sturgeon) ............. 21650 CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LICENSING (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 1 ..................................................................... 21661 Nigel Don (North East Scotland) (SNP) .................................................................................................. 21661 Duncan McNeil (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab) ................................................................................... 21662 Mike Pringle (Edinburgh South) (LD) ...................................................................................................... 21664 Ian McKee (Lothians) (SNP) .................................................................................................................... 21667 Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab) .................................................................................................... 21669 Ted Brocklebank (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ..................................................................................... 21671 Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP) ............................................................................................................... 21673 Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 21674 Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD) ................................................................................................... 21676 Bill Wilson (West of Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 21679 Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 21681 Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD) ...................................................................... 21683 Bill Aitken ................................................................................................................................................. 21685 James Kelly (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 21687 The Minister for Community Safety (Fergus Ewing) ................................................................................ 21690 CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LICENSING (SCOTLAND) BILL: FINANCIAL RESOLUTION .............................................. 21695 Motion moved—[Fergus Ewing]. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTION ................................................................................................................ 21696 Motion moved—[Bruce Crawford]. DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................. 21697 VOTES FOR WOMEN ...................................................................................................................................... 21698 Motion debated—[Shirley-Anne Somerville]. Shirley-Anne Somerville (Lothians) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 21698 Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab) ............................................................................ 21700 Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP) ........................................................................................ 21702 Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................. 21703 Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 21704 Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP) .................................................................................................. 21706 Sarah Boyack (Edinburgh Central) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 21708 The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Bruce Crawford) .................................................................... 21709 Oral Answers Col. QUESTION TIME SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE ............................................................................................................................ 21610 GENERAL QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 21610 Broadband-enabling Technology............................................................................................................. 21616 Bus Services ............................................................................................................................................ 21613 Chartered Institute of Environmental Health ........................................................................................... 21611 Direct Payments (City of Edinburgh Council) .......................................................................................... 21614 Influenza A(H1N1) (Children) .................................................................................................................. 21617 Planning (Economic Growth) ................................................................................................................... 21610 Public Transport (Forth Estuary) ............................................................................................................. 21612 Public Transport (Scottish Borders)......................................................................................................... 21615 ScotRail Services (Stranraer) .................................................................................................................. 21610 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .......................................................................................................... 21619 Air-gun Incidents ...................................................................................................................................... 21625 Cabinet (Meetings) .................................................................................................................................