Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 14 June 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 14 June 2018 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 Heathrow Airport (Carbon Emissions) .......................................................................................................... 1 Hepatitis C .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Soft Fruit Industry (Migrant Workers) ........................................................................................................... 4 Housing Associations (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) .......................................................................... 6 ONE MINUTE’S SILENCE ..................................................................................................................................... 9 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................... 10 Management of Offenders .......................................................................................................................... 10 Standardised Assessment Tests (Five-year-olds) ...................................................................................... 13 M Corson’s (Redundancies) ....................................................................................................................... 15 Giorgi Kakava ............................................................................................................................................. 16 First Bus Services (West Lothian) .............................................................................................................. 16 NHS Lothian Orthopaedic Waiting Times ................................................................................................... 17 Sustainable Growth Commission ............................................................................................................... 18 Fire Safety .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Storm Hector ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Rendition Inquiry ......................................................................................................................................... 21 European Union (Withdrawal) Bill............................................................................................................... 22 Yammer Social Network ............................................................................................................................. 23 Carers Week ............................................................................................................................................... 25 MOSSMORRAN FLARING ................................................................................................................................... 28 Motion debated—[Alex Rowley]. Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 28 David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) .............................................................................................................. 30 Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ...................................................................................... 32 Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 33 Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) ........................................................................................... 35 Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................................... 36 The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (Roseanna Cunningham) ... 38 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY CORPORATE BODY QUESTION TIME ....................................................................... 40 Inclusive Communication ............................................................................................................................ 40 Cross-party Groups (Staff Support) ............................................................................................................ 41 HUMAN TRAFFICKING (ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT) ........................................................................................ 43 Statement—[Michael Matheson]. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Michael Matheson) ............................................................................. 43 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RURAL ADVISERS......................................................................................................... 55 Statement—[Fergus Ewing]. The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity (Fergus Ewing) ........................................... 55 SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT INQUIRY ........................................................................ 66 Motion moved—[Clare Haughey]. Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP) ............................................................................................................ 66 The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Joe FitzPatrick)......................................................................... 69 Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con) .............................................................................. 71 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 74 Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) ........................................................................................................... 76 Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 78 Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ...................................................................................... 79 Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 81 Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) ...................................................................................... 82 Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................................... 84 Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 85 Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD) ................................................................................................. 87 James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 88 Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 89 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 90 POINT OF ORDER ............................................................................................................................................. 94 DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 96 1 14 JUNE 2018 2 will increase the number of short-haul flights Scottish Parliament between Scotland and Heathrow. Is this not the most recklessly complacent infrastructure project Thursday 14 June 2018 in the UK? Is the Scottish Government not due genuine criticism for listening to its lobbyists at the [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at Scottish National Party conference, who throw a 11:40] free bar and expect the Scottish Government to fall in line behind this damaging, unnecessary and General Question Time destructive project? Keith Brown: I am sure that that question is The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh): Good designed to gain a headline rather than further morning. Before we start general question time, I illumination on the Scottish Government’s remind members that, at 12 noon, building users approach. will be invited to observe one minute’s silence to remember those who sadly lost their lives or were The UK Government is committed to a further affected by the Grenfell tower tragedy one year runway at one of its airports, and it has chosen ago. I will ask everyone present in the chamber, Heathrow. My job to support environmental including people in the public gallery, to join me in mitigation is clear. The Scottish Government and observing the silence when we reach 12 noon. I the UK Government have said that the UK will stop the question session a minute or so Government will not proceed with the project if it before 12 noon, and there will be a short pause