MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Wednesday 20 January 2016 Session 4 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.scottish.parliament.uk or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000 Wednesday 20 January 2016 CONTENTS Col. PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................... 1 INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTMENT AND CITIES ........................................................................................................ 1 Infrastructure Investment Plan (Climate Change) ........................................................................................ 1 Fife Council (Meetings) ................................................................................................................................. 2 Winter Resilience Plans (Transport Services) .............................................................................................. 3 Scottish Canals (Flood Prevention) .............................................................................................................. 4 Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route............................................................................................................ 5 Public Infrastructure Projects (Cumbernauld Academy) ........................................................................................................................... 6 Scottish Water (North Lanarkshire Contamination Incident) .............................................................................................. 7 Scottish Water (Meetings) ............................................................................................................................ 8 City Deals Programme ................................................................................................................................. 8 CULTURE, EUROPE AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS .................................................................................................... 10 Cultural Opportunities ................................................................................................................................. 10 Post-study Work Visa ................................................................................................................................. 11 Cultural Activities ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Refugees from Syria (Assistance) .............................................................................................................. 12 Culture Budget 2016-17 (Local Museums and Galleries) ............................................................................................................... 14 Glasgow City Council (Meetings) ............................................................................................................... 15 David Bowie ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs (Visits to Dumfries and Galloway) ................ 17 European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights ....................................................................................... 18 JOBS IN SCOTLAND’S NEW ECONOMY .............................................................................................................. 19 Motion moved—[Patrick Harvie]. Amendment moved—[Fergus Ewing]. Amendment moved—[Murdo Fraser]. Amendment moved—[Lewis Macdonald]. Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 19 The Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism (Fergus Ewing) ............................................................... 24 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .............................................................................................. 28 Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 31 Mark McDonald (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 34 Lesley Brennan (North East Scotland) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 36 Chic Brodie (South Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................................... 38 Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) ......................................................................................................... 40 Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 43 John Wilson (Central Scotland) (Ind).......................................................................................................... 45 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 47 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 50 Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP) ........................................................................................ 51 Jean Urquhart (Highlands and Islands) (Ind) ............................................................................................. 53 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 54 Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 56 Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ............................................................................................. 58 Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 60 Fergus Ewing .............................................................................................................................................. 62 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 65 BUSINESS MOTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 70 Motions moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 73 Motions moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]. DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 74 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES............................................................................................................................ 81 Motion debated—[David Stewart]. David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 81 Graeme Pearson (South Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 84 Christian Allard (North East Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................. 86 Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (Lab) .......................................................................... 87 Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ............................................................................................. 89 Lesley Brennan (North East Scotland) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 91 The Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs (Paul Wheelhouse) ................................................ 92 1 20 JANUARY 2016 2 Keith Brown: We have welcomed the initiative, Scottish Parliament which provides a valuable contribution to the on- going challenge of tackling climate change and Wednesday 20 January 2016 building a low-carbon economy in Scotland, and we will be interested in the outcomes of the [The Deputy Presiding Officer opened the consultation exercise that is currently being meeting at 14:00] undertaken. WWF has acknowledged the Scottish Portfolio Question Time Government’s achievements in areas such as renewables, but we recognise the need for a Infrastructure, Investment and Cities comprehensive approach to a low-carbon infrastructure and we continue to develop our The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott): understanding of Scotland’s long-term Good afternoon. The first item of business today is infrastructure requirements in that regard. We portfolio questions. So that we can get as many recognise that investment in low-carbon people in as possible, I would prefer short and infrastructure can not only help us to deliver on our succinct questions—and answers to match. climate change targets but make economic sense and drive growth, which is why, as I said, the Infrastructure Investment Plan (Climate refreshed infrastructure investment plan makes Change) energy efficiency