Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 9 February 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 9 February 2017 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 Mental Health First Aid (Training) ................................................................................................................. 1 Young Farmers ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Minor Ailment Service ................................................................................................................................... 3 Schools (Communication with Parents) ....................................................................................................... 5 Music Therapy (Support) .............................................................................................................................. 6 National Health Service (Support for British Sign Language Users) ............................................................ 7 Pupils with Additional Support Needs........................................................................................................... 8 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................... 10 Engagements .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Engagements .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Cabinet (Meetings) ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Drug-driving ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Delayed Discharge ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Mental Health (Children) ............................................................................................................................. 26 BARNARDO’S SCOTLAND NURTURE WEEK ........................................................................................................ 28 Motion debated—[Stuart McMillan]. Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) .................................................................................... 28 Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 31 Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ...................................................................................... 32 Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 34 David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) .............................................................................................................. 35 Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) .................................................................................................................. 37 Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) ................................................................................ 38 The Minister for Public Health and Sport (Aileen Campbell) ...................................................................... 39 SCOTLAND’S SOCIAL ENTERPRISE STRATEGY 2016-26 .................................................................................... 43 Motion moved—[Angela Constance]. Amendment moved—[Dean Lockhart]. Amendment moved—[Richard Leonard]. Amendment moved—[Andy Wightman]. The Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities (Angela Constance).................. 43 Dean Lockhart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................ 47 Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................. 51 Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 54 Graeme Dey (Angus South) (SNP) ............................................................................................................ 56 Rachael Hamilton (South Scotland) (Con) ................................................................................................. 59 Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) .................................................................................... 61 Johann Lamont (Glasgow) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 63 Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) ........................................................................................................... 66 Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 69 Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 71 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 74 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 77 Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 79 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) ................................................................................................................................ 83 Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 85 Andy Wightman .......................................................................................................................................... 87 Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 90 Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Con) ..................................................................................................... 92 Angela Constance ...................................................................................................................................... 95 DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 99 1 9 FEBRUARY 2017 2 Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): To what extent Scottish Parliament will the Scottish Government provide assistance for people who want to receive mental health first Thursday 9 February 2017 aid training but cannot afford to access the programmes? [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at Maureen Watt: As I said to Liam McArthur, 11:40] NHS Health Scotland receives funding, and it is then up to it to assess priorities and needs. General Question Time Organisations should get in touch with NHS Health Scotland about that. Mental Health First Aid (Training) Young Farmers 1. Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD): To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is 2. Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and taking to increase the number of people trained in Ross) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Government mental health first aid. (S5O-00659) what its response is to the report by the Royal Bank of Scotland, “Harvesting the future for young The Minister for Mental Health (Maureen farmers”. (S5O-00660) Watt): The Scottish Government funds NHS Health Scotland to provide a range of programmes The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy to improve mental health, including Scottish and Connectivity (Fergus Ewing): We welcome mental health first aid training. NHS Health the report, which adds to our understanding of Scotland is currently conducting a review of its some of the challenges and barriers to new training provision for mental health, with a view to entrants to farming, and we look forward to making the resource more flexible and responsive discussing its findings with RBS in the very near to changing evidence, and with a view to future. improving accessibility to targeted audiences. The Gail Ross: One of the key challenges that is review is due for completion in late February this mentioned in the report is the lack of land for year, and we will consider the recommendations young farmers to farm. What can the Scottish on how best to provide the resource and increase Government do to make more land available in the numbers of those who are trained. order to allow young farmers to get a foothold in Liam McArthur: I welcome much of what the the sector? minister said. Poor mental health is one of the Fergus Ewing: Gail Ross is absolutely right to biggest public health challenges facing society, raise the issue, which is extremely important. and it is the leading cause of sickness