Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 16 November 2017 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 16 November 2017 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 Transport Strategy ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Gypsy Traveller Strategy and Action Plan .................................................................................................... 2 Homelessness .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Diabetes (FreeStyle Libre Glucose Monitoring System) .............................................................................. 4 Dyslexia and Inclusive Practice Professional Recognition Pilot ................................................................... 5 Cycling Proficiency Training ......................................................................................................................... 6 Electric Car Charging Points (Housing Estates) ........................................................................................... 8 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................... 10 Taxation ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Burntisland Fabrications Ltd ....................................................................................................................... 12 Chronic Pain Service (Shetland) ................................................................................................................ 16 Parcel Delivery Charges ............................................................................................................................. 16 Climate Change .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Alex Salmond (Russia Today) .................................................................................................................... 19 ScotRail (Jobs) ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Secure Residential Psychiatric Care for Children ...................................................................................... 21 Building Industry (Training) ......................................................................................................................... 22 United Kingdom Budget .............................................................................................................................. 23 High Street Shops....................................................................................................................................... 24 Alcohol Awareness Week ........................................................................................................................... 25 INCONTINENCE ................................................................................................................................................. 27 Motion debated—[Alex Cole—Hamilton]. Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) .......................................................................................... 27 Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) ................................................................................ 30 Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con) ..................................................................................................................... 31 Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 33 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 34 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 36 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 37 Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) ........................................................................................................................ 39 The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (Shona Robison) .................................................................. 40 POW OF INCHAFFRAY DRAINAGE COMMISSION (SCOTLAND) BILL: PRELIMINARY STAGE .................................... 44 Motion moved—[Tom Arthur]. Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 44 The Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy (Paul Wheelhouse) ..................................................... 46 Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 47 Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................................... 49 VETERANS AND ARMED FORCES COMMUNITY ................................................................................................... 52 Motion moved—[Keith Brown]. Amendment moved—[Maurice Corry]. The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work (Keith Brown) .................................................. 52 Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 56 Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab).......................................................................................................... 59 Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) ................................................................................................................. 61 Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ....................................................................................... 63 Graeme Dey (Angus South) (SNP) ............................................................................................................ 65 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 68 Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) .............................................. 71 Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD) ................................................................................................. 73 Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 75 Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) ................................................................................. 77 Richard Lochhead (Moray) (SNP) .............................................................................................................. 79 Mark Griffin ................................................................................................................................................. 82 Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)....................................................................................................... 84 Keith Brown ................................................................................................................................................ 87 BUSINESS MOTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 93 Motions moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 94 Motions moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]. MOTION WITHOUT NOTICE ................................................................................................................................ 95 Motion moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]—and agreed to. DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 96 1 16 NOVEMBER 2017 2 Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con): Will the Scottish Parliament national transport strategy help or hinder the Government’s ambitions on reduced emissions Thursday 16 November 2017 and climate change? Does the minister think that it will bring about any monumental modal shift in [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at Scotland? 11:40] Humza Yousaf: I certainly do. However, we will not wait for the national transport strategy to General Question Time progress with some of the work that we are already doing. In the programme for government, Transport Strategy the First Minister was incredibly strong on our intention to phase out petrol and diesel cars by 1. Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP): To 2032. I know that the member has commented on ask the Scottish Government what progress is and made a useful contribution to the draft climate being