Meeting of the Parliament Wednesday 28 November 2018 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 28 November 2018 CONTENTS Col. PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................... 1 CULTURE, TOURISM AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ..................................................................................................... 1 Glasgow School of Art .................................................................................................................................. 1 Tourism (Industrial Heritage Sites) ............................................................................................................... 3 Tourist Attractions (Promotion) ..................................................................................................................... 5 Music Sector (International Promotion) ........................................................................................................ 6 Archaeological Projects (Support) ................................................................................................................ 7 Fairtrade Accreditation ................................................................................................................................. 8 GOVERNMENT BUSINESS AND CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS ............................................................................... 9 Brexit (Business Group Views) ..................................................................................................................... 9 Brexit (Economic Cost) ............................................................................................................................... 11 Brexit (Economic Migration to Scotland) .................................................................................................... 12 Brexit (Migration Policy) .............................................................................................................................. 13 Legislative Consent (United Kingdom Legislation) ..................................................................................... 14 European Union Withdrawal (Draft Agreement) ......................................................................................... 15 Brexit (Port Authorities) .............................................................................................................................. 16 Constitutional Relations (Scotland and United Kingdom) .......................................................................... 17 PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS (DRUGS AND ALCOHOL) ............................................................................................... 19 Motion moved—[Miles Briggs]. Amendment moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]. Amendment moved—[Monica Lennon]. Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con) ....................................................................................................................... 19 The Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing (Joe FitzPatrick) ....................................................... 22 Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 26 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 29 Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) .......................................................................................... 32 Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)....................................................................................................... 34 Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 37 Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) ........................................................................................................................ 40 Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 43 Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) ................................................................................ 45 Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con) ..................................................................................................................... 48 Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 51 Jenny Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 53 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 56 Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 58 Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 60 Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)........................................................................................................... 63 David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 65 Joe FitzPatrick ............................................................................................................................................ 67 Adam Tomkins (Glasgow) (Con) ................................................................................................................ 70 BUSINESS MOTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 73 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 76 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]. DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 77 BANK OF SCOTLAND (BRANCH CLOSURES) ...................................................................................................... 82 Motion debated—[Sandra White]. Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 82 Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con) .............................................................................. 85 George Adam (Paisley) (SNP) ................................................................................................................... 87 Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 89 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 91 Bill Bowman (North East Scotland) (Con) .................................................................................................. 92 The Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy (Kate Forbes) ......................................................... 94 1 28 NOVEMBER 2018 2 The member will be aware that, in July, the Scottish Parliament Scottish Government announced that it would establish a recovery fund of up to £5 million to Wednesday 28 November 2018 assist businesses that had been impacted by the Glasgow fires. To date, Glasgow City Council has [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at paid out more than £2.9 million from that fund to 14:00] 195 businesses. With regard to Ms Lamont’s request for a Portfolio Question Time meeting, I request that she write to me and the cabinet secretary with details of the businesses Culture, Tourism and External Affairs that she is in correspondence with, so that we can consider that proposal. Glasgow School of Art The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh): Three 1. Johann Lamont (Glasgow) (Lab): To ask members would like to ask supplementaries. the Scottish Government whether it will provide an Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): At the update on the situation at the Glasgow School of November meeting of Blythswood and Broomielaw Art. (S5O-02609) community council, concerns were raised about The Minister for Europe, Migration and the lack of an update on, and the lack of International Development (Ben Macpherson): information pertaining to, the recovery operation Following the tragic fire in June, the Mackintosh and the investigation into the fire at the Glasgow building has been stabilised, and residents School of Art. Can the minister provide an update displaced by the fire have been able to return on those matters, as the lack of a timescale and home. The Scottish Government and Glasgow the absence of information are having a significant City Council have provided funding to local impact on the community and local businesses residents and businesses in recognition of the and, indeed, on the future of the Sauchiehall significant impact that the fire has had on them. I Street area? understand that some local street closures remain Ben Macpherson: The investigation