MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Wednesday 7 January 2015 Session 4 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.scottish.parliament.uk or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000 Wednesday 7 January 2015 CONTENTS Col. PORTFOLIO QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................... 1 JUSTICE AND THE LAW OFFICERS ....................................................................................................................... 1 HMP Shotts ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Human Trafficking (Airports) ......................................................................................................................... 2 Handling Offensive Weapons (Custodial Sentences) .................................................................................. 3 Domestic Abuse (South Scotland)................................................................................................................ 4 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (Control Room Reorganisation) ............................................................. 5 Human Trafficking......................................................................................................................................... 6 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill (Stage 2 Timetable) .................................................................................... 8 RURAL AFFAIRS, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................ 8 Waste Recycling Plants (Location) ............................................................................................................... 8 Air Quality (Central Scotland) ..................................................................................................................... 10 Single Use Carrier Bags (Impact of Charging) ........................................................................................... 11 National Marine Plan .................................................................................................................................. 11 Lima Climate Change Conference (Outcomes) ......................................................................................... 12 Clyde 2020 .................................................................................................................................................. 14 Flooding Infrastructure (Perth and Kinross) ............................................................................................... 15 ACTIVE TRAVEL ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Motion moved—[Derek Mackay]. Amendment moved—[David Stewart]. Amendment moved—[Alison Johnstone]. The Minister for Transport and Islands (Derek Mackay) ............................................................................ 16 David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................. 21 Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)............................................................................................................ 25 Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) ................................................................................................ 28 Jim Eadie (Edinburgh Southern) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 30 Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab) ..................................................................................................................... 33 Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) ........................................................................ 35 Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD) .......................................................................................................... 37 Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) ..................................................................................................... 39 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................... 42 Mike MacKenzie (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) ....................................................................................... 44 Cara Hilton (Dunfermline) (Lab) ................................................................................................................. 46 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 49 Alex Rowley (Cowdenbeath) (Lab) ............................................................................................................. 51 Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP) ....................................................................................................... 53 Alison Johnstone ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con) ............................................................................................. 58 Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab) ................................................................................................................ 60 Derek Mackay ............................................................................................................................................. 63 BUSINESS MOTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 68 Motions moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]—and agreed to. PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MOTIONS ................................................................................................................. 70 Motions moved—[Joe FitzPatrick]. DECISION TIME ................................................................................................................................................ 72 HEALTH INEQUALITIES (NURSING) .................................................................................................................... 78 Motion debated—[Malcolm Chisholm]. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (Lab) .......................................................................... 78 Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 81 Mark McDonald (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP) .............................................................................................. 82 Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Lab) ..................................................................... 84 Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) ................................................................................................ 85 Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) ........................................................................................................................ 87 Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP) ........................................................................................................................ 88 Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Lab) .......................................................................................................... 90 Duncan McNeil (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab) ...................................................................................... 92 The Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health (Jamie Hepburn) .................................... 93 1 7 JANUARY 2015 2 the chief inspector of prisons identified as Scottish Parliament requiring further action. Wednesday 7 January 2015 Progress is being made at Shotts to ensure greater provision of purposeful activity. The Scottish Prison Service has carried out a national [The Deputy Presiding Officer opened the review of purposeful activity within the prison meeting at 14:00] system, which was commissioned following the results of work undertaken by the Parliament’s Portfolio Question Time Justice Committee back in 2013. We expect the findings of the review to be taken forward by the Justice and the Law Officers SPS. Following the review, there were some 131 recommendations on improving purposeful activity The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott): in the prison estate in Scotland. The Scottish Good afternoon. The first item of business is Prison Service is developing an implementation portfolio questions. To get as many questions in plan to ensure that it takes forward those as possible, I would prefer short and succinct recommendations. questions and answers. The Deputy Presiding Officer: Question 2, in HMP Shotts the name of Mary Fee, has not been lodged. An explanation has been provided that appears to be 1. Alex Fergusson (Galloway and West less than satisfactory. Dumfries) (Con): To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the chief inspector of Human Trafficking (Airports) prisons for Scotland’s recent comments regarding HMP Shotts. (S4O-03851) 3. Adam Ingram (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): To ask the Scottish The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Michael Government how the proposals in the Human Matheson):