Meeting of the Parliament Wednesday 11 September 2019 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 11 September 2019 CONTENTS Col. ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND .............................................................................................................. 1 Motion debated—[Alexander Stewart]. Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) ........................................................................................ 1 Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP) .............................................................................. 4 Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con) .......................................................................................................... 5 David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 7 The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey) ....................................................... 9 PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................. 12 JUSTICE AND THE LAW OFFICERS ..................................................................................................................... 12 Cameron House Fire (Investigation)........................................................................................................... 12 Football Grounds (Drug Use) ..................................................................................................................... 12 People Leaving Prison (Throughcare Service) ........................................................................................... 14 Police Scotland (Contact Assessment Model) ........................................................................................... 17 Programme for Government (Equally Safe Strategy) ................................................................................. 18 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (Gold Commanders)............................................................................. 19 GOVERNMENT BUSINESS AND CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS ............................................................................. 20 Citizens Assembly (Recommendations) ..................................................................................................... 20 Citizens Assembly (Impartiality) ................................................................................................................. 21 Scottish Government (Freedom of Information Practice and Performance) .............................................. 22 Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill (Timescale) .............................................................................................. 23 House of Commons (Constitutional Developments) .................................................................................. 23 Intergovernmental Relations ....................................................................................................................... 24 UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill .............................................. 25 European Nationals Resident in Scotland (Status) .................................................................................... 26 ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ..................................................................................... 28 Statement—[Jeane Freeman]. The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (Jeane Freeman) ................................................................. 28 CITIZENS ASSEMBLY OF SCOTLAND .................................................................................................................. 40 Motion moved—[Michael Russell]. Amendment moved—[Willie Rennie]. The Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations (Michael Russell) ........... 40 Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) ........................................................................................................... 45 Adam Tomkins (Glasgow) (Con) ................................................................................................................ 47 Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 50 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) .............................................................................................................. 52 Angela Constance (Almond Valley) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 54 Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) ................................................................. 56 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 58 Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) ................................................................................................ 60 Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 63 Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................... 65 David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) .............................................................................................................. 67 Willie Rennie ............................................................................................................................................... 69 Alex Rowley ................................................................................................................................................ 71 Donald Cameron (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ....................................................................................... 73 Michael Russell........................................................................................................................................... 76 BUSINESS MOTION ........................................................................................................................................... 81 Motion moved—[Graeme Dey]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTION ................................................................................................................... 83 Motion moved—[Graeme Dey]. DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 84 SCOTTISH FOOD AND DRINK FORTNIGHT .......................................................................................................... 89 Motion debated—[Dr Alasdair Allan]. Dr Alasdair Allan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) ......................................................................................... 89 Angela Constance (Almond Valley) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 92 Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) ................................................................................. 93 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 95 Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab) ........................................................................................................... 96 Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) ................................................................................................................. 98 Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con) ........................................................................................... 100 Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) .................................................................................................... 101 Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) ......................................................................................... 103 Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP) ................................................................................... 105 Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP) ................................................................................ 106 The Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy (Fergus Ewing) ............................................................... 108 1 11 SEPTEMBER 2019 2 This magnificent monument, which was completed Scottish Parliament in 1923, can be seen today on Victoria Embankment in London. Wednesday 11 September 2019 In the new welfare fund’s first year, expenditure was £919, which was a considerable sum of [The Deputy Presiding Officer opened the money at the time. The fund’s first welfare meeting at 13:15] assistance was a shilling a night for lodgings to give the recipients a chance to seek work. Other Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund examples of early assistance included money to provide a beneficiary with the tools of their trade, The Deputy Presiding Officer (Linda and the repairs to a pair of working boots. Fabiani): The first item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-18355, in the Nowadays, the Royal Air Force Benevolent name of Alexander Stewart, on the 100th Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity.