MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Thursday 22 December 2011 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 Thursday 22 December 2011 CONTENTS Col. WELFARE REFORM BILL .............................................................................................................................. 4941 Motion moved—[Nicola Sturgeon]. Amendment moved—[Jackie Baillie]. Amendment moved—[Jackson Carlaw]. Amendment moved—[Liam McArthur]. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy (Nicola Sturgeon) ............................................................................................................................................. 4941 Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) ............................................................................................................ 4947 Jackson Carlaw (West Scotland) (Con) ................................................................................................. 4951 Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) ..................................................................................................... 4953 Duncan McNeil (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab) .................................................................................. 4957 Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP) .................................................................................................................... 4959 Siobhan McMahon (Central Scotland) (Lab) .......................................................................................... 4961 Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP) ................................................................................................... 4964 Annabelle Ewing (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP) .................................................................................... 4966 Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con) ......................................................................................... 4968 Fiona McLeod (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) ................................................................................ 4970 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab) ............................................................................................... 4971 Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP) ............................................................................................... 4973 Helen Eadie (Cowdenbeath) (Lab) ......................................................................................................... 4974 Jamie Hepburn (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP) ................................................................................. 4976 Margaret Burgess (Cunninghame South) (SNP) .................................................................................... 4979 Liam McArthur ........................................................................................................................................ 4981 Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) .......................................................................................... 4983 Drew Smith (Glasgow) (Lab) .................................................................................................................. 4986 Nicola Sturgeon ...................................................................................................................................... 4989 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE QUESTION TIME ......................................................................................................... 4994 GENERAL QUESTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 4994 Hospital-acquired Infections ................................................................................................................... 4994 Year of Creative Scotland 2012 .............................................................................................................. 4995 Employment and Regeneration (Deprived Areas) .................................................................................. 4996 Royal Alexandra Hospital (Children‟s Ward) .......................................................................................... 4997 A75 (Dunragit Bypass) ........................................................................................................................... 4998 Oil Industry .............................................................................................................................................. 4999 National Health Service Boards .............................................................................................................. 5000 FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................... 5003 Engagements .......................................................................................................................................... 5003 Prime Minister (Engagements) ............................................................................................................... 5006 Cabinet (Meetings) ................................................................................................................................. 5010 Rural Communities (Online Delivery Charges) ...................................................................................... 5012 Access to Justice (Local Court Closures) ............................................................................................... 5013 European Fisheries Negotiations ........................................................................................................... 5014 CHILD TRAFFICKING (COCOA INDUSTRY) ...................................................................................................... 5016 Motion debated—[Jim Eadie]. Jim Eadie (Edinburgh Southern) (SNP) ................................................................................................. 5016 Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Lab) ................................................................. 5019 David McLetchie (Lothian) (Con) ............................................................................................................ 5020 Christina McKelvie (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP) ........................................................... 5022 The Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs (Roseanna Cunningham) .................................. 5023 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE QUESTION TIME ......................................................................................................... 5027 RURAL AFFAIRS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................... 5027 Recycling ................................................................................................................................................ 5027 United Nations Climate Change Conference ......................................................................................... 5028 Radioactive Contamination (Dalgety Bay) .............................................................................................. 5029 Cities (Environmental Issues) ................................................................................................................. 5030 Rural Priorities (Funding) ........................................................................................................................ 5031 Greylag Geese (Orkney) ........................................................................................................................ 5032 Climate Change Delivery Plan ................................................................................................................ 5033 Waste Targets ........................................................................................................................................ 5034 Sheep (Electronic Identification) ............................................................................................................. 5035 JUSTICE AND LAW OFFICERS ....................................................................................................................... 5036 Automatic Early Release ........................................................................................................................ 5036 Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Bill (United Kingdom Government Response) .. 5038 Police Entrance Exam ............................................................................................................................ 5039 Violent Crime (Additional Police Officers) .............................................................................................. 5040 Prison Visiting Committees ..................................................................................................................... 5041 Murder (Influence of Alcohol) ................................................................................................................. 5042 SPENDING REVIEW 2011 AND DRAFT BUDGET 2012-13 ................................................................................ 5044 Motion moved—[Kenneth Gibson]. Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) ......................................................................................