MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 30 June 2005 Session 2 £5.00 Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2005. 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 Astron. CONTENTS Thursday 30 June 2005 Debates Col. BUSINESS MOTION ........................................................................................................................................ 18571 Motion moved—[George Lyon]—and agreed to. George Lyon (Argyll and Bute) (LD) ........................................................................................................ 18571 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CROSS-CUTTING EXPENDITURE REVIEW) ............................................................. 18572 Motion moved—[Des McNulty]. Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab) ....................................................................................... 18572 Jim Mather (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ............................................................................................. 18576 Mr Ted Brocklebank (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ................................................................................ 18578 Mr Andrew Arbuckle (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD) .................................................................................. 18581 Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab) ............................................................................................ 18584 Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 18585 Christine May (Central Fife) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 18587 Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................. 18588 Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab) .......................................................................................................... 18589 Mr Arbuckle .............................................................................................................................................. 18591 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ........................................................................................... 18592 Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP) .......................................................................................................... 18594 The Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (Allan Wilson) .............................................. 18596 Alasdair Morgan (South of Scotland) (SNP) ............................................................................................ 18600 SMOKING, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 ................................................................ 18603 QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 18626 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................ 18635 PRESIDING OFFICER’S RULING ...................................................................................................................... 18644 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................ 18645 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY CORPORATE BODY ............................................................................................. 18649 QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 18653 MOTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ........................................................................................................................... 18669 Motions moved—[Ms Margaret Curran]—and agreed to. SMOKING, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (SCOTLAND) BILL: STAGE 3 ................................................................ 18670 SMOKING, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (SCOTLAND) BILL ............................................................................... 18709 Motion moved—[Mr Andy Kerr]. The Minister for Health and Community Care (Mr Andy Kerr) ................................................................ 18709 Shona Robison (Dundee East) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 18711 Mrs Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) ...................................................................................... 18713 Nora Radcliffe (Gordon) (LD) .................................................................................................................. 18715 Janis Hughes (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 18717 Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 18718 Eleanor Scott (Highlands and Islands) (Green) ....................................................................................... 18719 Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab) ........................................................................................... 18721 Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD) .................................................................... 18722 Dr Jean Turner (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Ind) .................................................................................. 18724 Mr Kenneth Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 18726 Mr John Swinney (North Tayside) (SNP) ................................................................................................ 18728 Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .................................................................................... 18730 Mr Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP) ........................................................................................ 18733 Mr Kerr ..................................................................................................................................................... 18735 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS .............................................................................................................. 18739 Motions moved—[Ms Margaret Curran]. MOTION WITHOUT NOTICE ............................................................................................................................. 18740 Motion moved—[Brian Adam]—and agreed to. COMPLAINT .................................................................................................................................................. 18741 Motion moved—[Brian Adam]. Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP) ...................................................................................................... 18741 DECISION TIME ............................................................................................................................................. 18743 ROYAL HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND ..................................................................... 18747 Motion debated—[Fiona Hyslop]. Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP) ................................................................................................................ 18747 Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD) ................................................................................................... 18749 Mark Ballard (Lothians) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 18751 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (Lothians) (Con) ..................................................................................... 18752 Mrs Mary Mulligan (Linlithgow) (Lab) ...................................................................................................... 18754 Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 18755 Mr Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ................................................................................. 18756 Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ............................................................................................ 18757 The Minister for Transport and Telecommunications (Tavish Scott) ....................................................... 18758 Oral Answers Col. QUESTION TIME SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE ............................................................................................................................ 18626 GENERAL QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 18626 Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004 (Powers) .......................................................................... 18628 Disclosure Scotland ................................................................................................................................