Meeting of the Parliament Thursday 13 December 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 Thursday 13 December 2018 CONTENTS Col. GENERAL QUESTION TIME .................................................................................................................................. 1 HM Young Offenders Institution Polmont ..................................................................................................... 1 Congestion (Edinburgh City Bypass)............................................................................................................ 2 Small Business Bonus Scheme .................................................................................................................... 3 Exports (Mentorship Scheme) ...................................................................................................................... 4 Workplace Bullying and Harassment (Public Defence Solicitors’ Office and the Scottish Legal Aid Board) ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Age of Criminal Responsibility ...................................................................................................................... 6 Housebreaking (Clear-up Rate) .................................................................................................................... 8 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................... 10 Block Grant ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Two-Child Benefits Cap (Mitigation) ........................................................................................................... 14 European Union Citizens (Access to Benefits) ........................................................................................... 16 Ferry Services (Gourock to Dunoon) .......................................................................................................... 17 Gemini Rail Services UK (Springburn Site Closure) .................................................................................. 17 Aberdeen City Region Deal (Rail Improvements) ...................................................................................... 18 Pilton Community Health Project (Funding) ............................................................................................... 18 Amanda Cox ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Carbon Dynamic (Administration) ............................................................................................................... 20 Draft Budget 2019-20 ................................................................................................................................. 21 Institute for Statecraft ................................................................................................................................. 23 Road Traffic Accidents (Drink-driving Limit) ............................................................................................... 23 Best Start Grant .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Mental Health (Teachers) ........................................................................................................................... 25 Fuel Poverty ................................................................................................................................................ 26 GENERAL PRACTITIONER OUT-OF-HOURS FACILITY (ST ANDREWS) ................................................................... 28 Motion debated—[Willie Rennie]. Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) ........................................................................................................... 28 Jenny Gilruth (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP) .......................................................................................... 30 Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................................... 33 Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 34 Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) ........................................................................................... 36 Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ...................................................................................... 38 The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (Jeane Freeman) ................................................................. 40 UK WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION (LEGAL CONTINUITY) (SCOTLAND) BILL (UNITED KINGDOM SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT) .......................................................................................................................... 45 Statement—[Lord Advocate]. The Lord Advocate (Rt Hon James Wolffe QC) ......................................................................................... 45 DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP IN HUMAN RIGHTS ............................................................................................. 58 Motion moved—[Christina McKelvie]. Amendment moved—[Annie Wells]. Amendment moved—[Mary Fee]. Amendment moved—[Alex Cole—Hamilton]. The Minister for Older People and Equalities (Christina McKelvie) ........................................................... 58 Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con) ..................................................................................................................... 63 Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 65 Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) .......................................................................................... 68 John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ............................................................................................. 71 Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 74 Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 76 Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)........................................................................................................ 78 Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab) .................................................................................................................... 80 Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP) .................................................................................. 82 Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) .................................................................................................................. 84 Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) ................................................................................ 86 Alex Cole-Hamilton ..................................................................................................................................... 88 Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) .............................................................................................. 91 Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) ......................................................................................................... 94 Christina McKelvie ...................................................................................................................................... 96 POW OF INCHAFFRAY DRAINAGE COMMISSION (SCOTLAND) BILL: FINAL STAGE .............................................. 101 POW OF INCHAFFRAY DRAINAGE COMMISSION (SCOTLAND) BILL .................................................................... 103 Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) .................................................................................................. 103 Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab) .............................................................................................................. 106 Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) ............................................................................................................ 108 Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con) ..................................................................................................... 109 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ............................................................................................................... 112 Motions moved—[Graeme Dey]. DECISION TIME .............................................................................................................................................. 113 1 13 DECEMBER 2018 2 consider a more satisfactory position in that Scottish Parliament regard. Thursday 13 December 2018 Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con): It is estimated that 70 per cent of those in prison have a mental health problem. A report by the Health and Sport [The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at Committee last
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