MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 25 February 2010 Session 3 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.scottish.parliament.uk or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000 Thursday 25 February 2010 CONTENTS Col. CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE ................................................................................................................. 23961 Motion moved—[Margaret Smith]. Amendment moved—[Michael Russell]. Amendment moved—[Ken Macintosh]. Amendment moved—[Elizabeth Smith]. Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD) ................................................................................................ 23961 The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning (Michael Russell) ................................... 23964 Ken Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab) ......................................................................................................... 23967 Elizabeth Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................... 23970 Christina McKelvie (Central Scotland) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 23972 Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab) ......................................................................... 23974 Aileen Campbell (South of Scotland) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 23976 George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab).......................................................................................................... 23977 Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP) .................................................................................................................. 23979 Karen Whitefield (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab) .......................................................................................... 23981 David McLetchie (Edinburgh Pentlands) (Con) .................................................................................... 23982 Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab) .................................................................................... 23984 Michael Russell..................................................................................................................................... 23986 Hugh O’Donnell (Central Scotland) (LD) .............................................................................................. 23988 TASERS ..................................................................................................................................................... 23991 Motion moved—[Robert Brown]. Amendment moved—[Kenny MacAskill]. Amendment moved—[Bill Aitken]. Amendment moved—[Richard Baker]. Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD) .............................................................................................................. 23991 The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Kenny MacAskill) .......................................................................... 23994 Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con) .................................................................................................................. 23996 Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab) .......................................................................................... 23998 Jamie Hepburn (Central Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................ 24000 Cathie Craigie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (Lab) .................................................................................. 24002 Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 24003 Nigel Don (North East Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 24006 John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) ............................................................................... 24007 James Kelly (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 24009 Kenny MacAskill ................................................................................................................................... 24010 Mike Pringle (Edinburgh South) (LD).................................................................................................... 24013 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE QUESTION TIME ....................................................................................................... 24017 GENERAL QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 24017 Strathclyde Partnership for Transport .................................................................................................. 24017 A82 and A83 (Improvements) ............................................................................................................... 24017 Major Road Projects ............................................................................................................................. 24019 Economic Crisis (European Funding) ................................................................................................... 24020 A92 Road Orders (Public Local Inquiry) ............................................................................................... 24021 Built Heritage ........................................................................................................................................ 24022 NHS Lanarkshire (General Practitioners) ............................................................................................. 24023 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................. 24025 Engagements ........................................................................................................................................ 24025 Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) .......................................................................................... 24028 Cabinet (Meetings) ............................................................................................................................... 24030 Strathclyde Partnership for Transport .................................................................................................. 24032 Rail Dispute .......................................................................................................................................... 24034 Electoral Commission (Independence Referendum)............................................................................ 24035 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE QUESTION TIME ....................................................................................................... 24038 RURAL AFFAIRS AND THE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................... 24038 Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (Community Right to Buy) .............................................................. 24038 Black Bees (Colonsay) ......................................................................................................................... 24038 Biodiversity (Glasgow) .......................................................................................................................... 24039 Single Farm Payment (Livestock Numbers) ......................................................................................... 24041 Greener Scotland.................................................................................................................................. 24042 Recycling .............................................................................................................................................. 24043 West of Scotland Catch Composition Rules ......................................................................................... 24045 JUSTICE AND LAW OFFICERS ..................................................................................................................... 24046 Police (Arms Policy) ............................................................................................................................. 24046 Jury System (Reform) ........................................................................................................................... 24047 Her Majesty’s Prison Cornton Vale....................................................................................................... 24048 Serious and Organised Crime (West of Scotland) ............................................................................... 24050 Police (Firearms Training) .................................................................................................................... 24051 Double Jeopardy................................................................................................................................... 24052 High Hedges ......................................................................................................................................... 24054 “INQUIRY INTO FUTURE SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE IN SCOTLAND” ........................................................... 24055 Motion moved—[Richard Lochhead]. Amendment moved—[Sarah Boyack]. Amendment moved—[John Scott]. Amendment moved—[Liam