MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 25 September 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 25 September 2003 Debates Col. EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION .............................................................................................................................. 2037 Motion moved—[Phil Gallie]. Amendment moved—[Tavish Scott]. Amendment moved—[Mrs Margaret Ewing]. Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................................ 2037 The Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services (Tavish Scott) ....................................................... 2040 Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray) (SNP) .......................................................................................................... 2043 Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 2045 John Scott (Ayr) (Con) ............................................................................................................................... 2047 Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 2048 Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................................ 2050 Mark Ballard (Lothians) (Green) ................................................................................................................ 2052 Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD) ........................................................................ 2054 Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD) ...................................................................... 2056 John Swinburne (Central Scotland) (SSCUP) ........................................................................................... 2056 Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab) ......................................................................................... 2057 Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 2059 Tavish Scott ............................................................................................................................................... 2060 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ............................................................................................. 2062 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................. 2066 Motion moved—[Annabel Goldie]. Amendment moved—[Hugh Henry]. Amendment moved—[Michael Matheson]. Miss Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................... 2066 The Deputy Minister for Justice (Hugh Henry) .......................................................................................... 2069 Michael Matheson (Central Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................ 2072 Mrs Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD) .............................................................................................. 2074 Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 2075 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab) .................................................................................................... 2077 Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................................ 2079 Karen Whitefield (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 2081 Colin Fox (Lothians) (SSP) ........................................................................................................................ 2082 Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) ............................................................................................................... 2084 Mike Pringle (Edinburgh South) (LD) ........................................................................................................ 2085 Mr Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 2087 Hugh Henry ................................................................................................................................................ 2088 Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con) ....................................................................................................................... 2090 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................. 2093 QUESTION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 2106 SCOTTISH NATIONAL THEATRE ........................................................................................................................ 2123 Motion moved—[Mr Frank McAveety]. Amendment moved—[Mr Jamie McGrigor]. Amendment moved—[Colin Fox]. The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport (Mr Frank McAveety) .......................................................... 2123 Mr Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ................................................................................... 2128 Colin Fox (Lothians) (SSP) ........................................................................................................................ 2130 Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 2132 Donald Gorrie (Central Scotland) (LD) ...................................................................................................... 2135 Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab) ............................................................................................................ 2137 Mr Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 2139 Maureen Macmillan (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ................................................................................... 2140 Mr Ted Brocklebank (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................. 2142 Christine May (Central Fife) (Lab) ............................................................................................................. 2144 Mr Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 2145 Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab).............................................................................................................. 2148 Chris Ballance (South of Scotland) (Green) .............................................................................................. 2149 Colin Fox .................................................................................................................................................... 2150 John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) ................................................................. 2152 Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ...................................................................................... 2153 Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 2154 Mr McAveety .............................................................................................................................................. 2156 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTION .................................................................................................................. 2161 Motion moved—[Patricia Ferguson]. DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................... 2162 RESPECT FOR SHOP WORKERS DAY ............................................................................................................... 2175 Motion debated—[Mr Kenneth Macintosh]. Mr Kenneth Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab) .................................................................................................. 2175 Donald Gorrie (Central Scotland) (LD) ...................................................................................................... 2178 Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) ............................................................................................................