Meeting of the Parliament Wednesday 5 February 2020 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 Wednesday 5 February 2020 CONTENTS Col. PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................... 1 FINANCE, ECONOMY AND FAIR WORK ................................................................................................................. 1 United Kingdom Budget (Council Tax Rates) ............................................................................................... 1 Small Businesses (Coatbridge and Chryston) .............................................................................................. 2 Glasgow City Council (Funding) ................................................................................................................... 3 Scotland and United Kingdom Economic Divergence .................................................................................. 4 Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland Figures ....................................................................... 6 Economic Growth (West Lothian) ................................................................................................................. 7 Inclusive Growth (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) ................................................................................................. 8 Large Business Supplement ......................................................................................................................... 9 ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND REFORM ........................................................................................ 9 COP26 (Global South) ................................................................................................................................ 10 Climate Emergency Challenges ................................................................................................................. 11 Plastic Packaging (Food and Drink) ........................................................................................................... 12 Mossmorran ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Deer Management ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Deer Management ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Fly Tipping .................................................................................................................................................. 16 TRANSPORT STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................... 19 Statement—[Michael Matheson]. The Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity (Michael Matheson) ...................... 19 INDEPENDENT CARE REVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 31 Statement—[The First Minister]. The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon) ........................................................................................................... 31 TAX AND PUBLIC SPENDING ............................................................................................................................. 45 Motion moved—[Murdo Fraser]. Amendment moved—[Kate Forbes]. Amendment moved—[Rhoda Grant]. Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .............................................................................................. 45 The Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy (Kate Forbes) ......................................................... 51 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 54 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 57 Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) ........................................................................................................... 60 Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 62 Dean Lockhart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................ 64 Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP) ............................................................................ 67 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 69 Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)....................................................................................................... 71 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ........................................................................................... 74 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 76 Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) .................................................................................... 78 Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 81 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 83 Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 85 James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 87 Kate Forbes ................................................................................................................................................ 89 Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con) ....................................................................................................................... 92 NON-DOMESTIC RATES (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 ......................................................................................... 96 Motion moved—[Kate Forbes]. The Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy (Kate Forbes) ......................................................... 96 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .............................................................................................. 98 Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab) ................................................................................................................... 101 Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) ............................................................................................................ 103 Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) ......................................................................................................... 105 James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 107 Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................... 109 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) ............................................................................................ 110 Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 111 Sarah Boyack ........................................................................................................................................... 113 Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................. 115 Kate Forbes .............................................................................................................................................. 116 POINTS OF ORDER ......................................................................................................................................... 119 BUSINESS MOTION ......................................................................................................................................... 121 Motion moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ............................................................................................................... 123 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]. DECISION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 124 CHEYNE GANG SINGING GROUP ..................................................................................................................... 131 Motion debated—[Gordon MacDonald]. Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP) ................................................................................... 131 Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 134 Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) ...............................................................................................................