MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 18 December 2003 Session 2 £5.00 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2003. Applications for reproduction should be made in writing to the Licensing Division, Her Majesty‘s Stationery Office, St Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ Fax 01603 723000, which is administering the copyright on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. Produced and published in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body by The Stationery Office Ltd. Her Majesty‘s Stationery Office is independent of and separate from the company now trading as The Stationery Office Ltd, which is responsible for printing and publishing Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body publications. CONTENTS Thursday 18 December 2003 Debates Col. VARIANT CJD ................................................................................................................................................. 4373 Statement—[Malcolm Chisholm]. The Minister for Health and Community Care (Malcolm Chisholm) .......................................................... 4373 BUSINESS MOTION .......................................................................................................................................... 4382 Motion moved—[Patricia Ferguson]—and agreed to. PRIMARY MEDICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 ............................................................................... 4383 PRIMARY MEDICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND) BILL .............................................................................................. 4410 Motion moved—[Malcolm Chisholm]. Amendment moved—[Shona Robison]. Amendment moved—[Mr David Davidson]. The Minister for Health and Community Care (Malcolm Chisholm) .......................................................... 4410 Shona Robison (Dundee East) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 4415 Mr David Davidson (North East Scotland) (Con) ....................................................................................... 4417 Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD) ...................................................................... 4419 Janis Hughes (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 4420 Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 4421 Eleanor Scott (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ......................................................................................... 4423 Dr Jean Turner (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Ind) .................................................................................... 4424 Mrs Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................ 4426 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................. 4428 QUESTION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 4441 PRIMARY MEDICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND) BILL .............................................................................................. 4457 Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 4457 Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP) .................................................................................................. 4458 Mr Davidson ............................................................................................................................................... 4459 Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 4460 Mike Rumbles ............................................................................................................................................ 4462 The Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care (Mr Tom McCabe) ................................................ 4463 MOTION WITHOUT NOTICE ............................................................................................................................... 4470 Motion moved—[Patricia Ferguson]—and agreed to. DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................... 4471 CONGESTION CHARGING IN EDINBURGH .......................................................................................................... 4476 Motion debated—[Bristow Muldoon]. Bristow Muldoon (Livingston) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 4476 Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 4479 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (Lothians) (Con) ....................................................................................... 4481 Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 4483 Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green) ............................................................................................................... 4484 Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab).............................................................................................................. 4486 Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD) ..................................................................................................... 4487 Colin Fox (Lothians) (SSP) ........................................................................................................................ 4490 Sarah Boyack (Edinburgh Central) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 4491 Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP) .................................................................................................................. 4493 David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con) .................................................................................................. 4495 Scott Barrie (Dunfermline West) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 4497 Mark Ballard (Lothians) (Green) ................................................................................................................ 4499 The Minister for Transport (Nicol Stephen) ............................................................................................... 4500 Oral Answers Col. FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................. 4428 Cabinet (Meetings) .................................................................................................................................... 4428 Medium Secure Care Unit (Site Selection) ................................................................................................ 4436 Nursery Nurses (Salaries) ......................................................................................................................... 4433 Pre-budget Statement Allocation ............................................................................................................... 4439 Prime Minister (Meetings) .......................................................................................................................... 4430 Public-private Partnerships ........................................................................................................................ 4435 QUESTION TIME SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE .............................................................................................................................. 4441 Adoption (Support) .................................................................................................................................... 4443 Calf Trade .................................................................................................................................................. 4453 Contemporary Visual Arts .......................................................................................................................... 4454 Drug-assisted Sexual Assault .................................................................................................................... 4448 Drugs Courts .............................................................................................................................................. 4452 Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (Ambulance Services) ..................................................................................... 4444 General Practice Out-of-hours Cover (Remote Areas) ............................................................................. 4455 Green Jobs Strategy .................................................................................................................................. 4451 Head Lice Infection .................................................................................................................................... 4441 Household Income (Definition) .................................................................................................................