MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Tuesday 22 March 2011 Session 3 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2011. 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. Tuesday 22 March 2011 CONTENTS Col. TIME FOR REFLECTION ............................................................................................................................... 34715 BUSINESS MOTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 34717 Motions moved—[Bruce Crawford]—and agreed to. The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Bruce Crawford) ................................................................. 34717 FORCED MARRIAGE ETC (PROTECTION AND JURISDICTION) (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 .............................. 34718 FORCED MARRIAGE ETC (PROTECTION AND JURISDICTION) (SCOTLAND) BILL ............................................. 34720 Motion moved—[Alex Neil]. The Minister for Housing and Communities (Alex Neil)........................................................................ 34720 Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 34722 Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con) .......................................................................................... 34724 Hugh O‟Donnell (Central Scotland) (LD) .............................................................................................. 34726 Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow) (SNP)...................................................................................................... 34726 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 34728 Christina McKelvie (Central Scotland) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 34730 Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab) .................................................................................... 34732 Hugh O‟Donnell .................................................................................................................................... 34734 Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ................................................................................... 34734 Johann Lamont ..................................................................................................................................... 34735 Alex Neil ................................................................................................................................................ 34737 DOUBLE JEOPARDY (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 ........................................................................................ 34741 DOUBLE JEOPARDY (SCOTLAND) BILL ....................................................................................................... 34746 Motion moved—[Kenny MacAskill]. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Kenny MacAskill) .......................................................................... 34746 Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab) .......................................................................................... 34748 John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) ............................................................................... 34750 Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD) .............................................................................................................. 34752 Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 34754 Cathie Craigie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (Lab) .................................................................................. 34756 Nigel Don (North East Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 34758 Mike Pringle (Edinburgh South) (LD).................................................................................................... 34760 Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con) .................................................................................................................. 34762 James Kelly (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 34764 Kenny MacAskill ................................................................................................................................... 34767 POINT OF ORDER ....................................................................................................................................... 34772 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE QUESTION TIME ....................................................................................................... 34773 GENERAL QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 34773 College Principals (Meetings) ............................................................................................................... 34773 Public Sector Employment (Compulsory Redundancy) ....................................................................... 34774 Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing (Criteria for Meetings on Individual Cases) .................... 34775 University Tuition Fees ......................................................................................................................... 34776 Addiction ............................................................................................................................................... 34777 Proposed Container Terminal (Rosyth) ................................................................................................ 34778 Antisocial Behaviour ............................................................................................................................. 34779 Leith Biomass Plant (Consultation) ...................................................................................................... 34780 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................. 34782 Engagements ........................................................................................................................................ 34782 Prime Minister (Meetings) ..................................................................................................................... 34785 Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) .......................................................................................... 34786 Job Creation ......................................................................................................................................... 34788 First-time Home Buyers ........................................................................................................................ 34790 Renewable Energy (Planning Guidelines) ............................................................................................ 34791 MOTION OF THANKS ................................................................................................................................... 34794 Motion moved—[First Minister]. The First Minister (Alex Salmond) ........................................................................................................ 34794 Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 34795 Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................ 34796 Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD) ................................................................................................................ 34797 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) ........................................................................................................ 34799 Margo MacDonald (Lothians) (Ind) ....................................................................................................... 34799 DECISION TIME .......................................................................................................................................... 34801 PRESIDING OFFICER’S CLOSING REMARKS ................................................................................................. 34802 The Presiding Officer (Alex Fergusson) ............................................................................................... 34802 34715 22 MARCH 2011 34716 Jesus, but that because of it we have not been Scottish Parliament forgotten. Tuesday 22 March 2011 “For God so loved the world”, which is every bit as troubled now as it was then, [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at 09:15] “that He gave His only Son, that everyone who has faith in Him may not perish, but have eternal life.” Time for Reflection The Presiding Officer (Alex Fergusson): Good morning. Our first item of business this morning is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader is our local parish minister, the Rev Neil Gardner, who has been a great friend