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Official Report 30 October 2008 - Contents

Debates

	Col.
RISING COST OF LIVING	11849
Motion moved—[Jeremy Purvis].
Amendment moved—[John Swinney].
Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD)	11849
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (John Swinney)	11852
David Whitton (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab)	11855
Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con)	11857
Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab)	11858
Stuart McMillan (West of Scotland) (SNP)	11860
Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab)	11861
Keith Brown (Ochil) (SNP)	11863
Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab)	11865
Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con)	11866
David Whitton	11868
The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Bruce Crawford)	11870
Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)	11872
HBOS	11875
Motion moved—[Tavish Scott].
Amendment moved—[Derek Brownlee].
Amendment moved—[Patrick Harvie].
Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD)	11875
Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con)	11877
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)	11880
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (John Swinney)	11882
John Park (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)	11883
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab)	11885
Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP)	11887
James Kelly (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab)	11888
Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)	11889
Sarah Boyack (Edinburgh Central) (Lab)	11891
Patrick Harvie	11892
David McLetchie (Edinburgh Pentlands) (Con)	11894
John Park	11895
The Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism (Jim Mather)	11897
Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD)	11899
QUESTION TIME	11902
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE	11902
GENERAL QUESTIONS	11902
Alcohol Policy (Student Organisations)	11902
Harris Tweed Industry	11904
HM Treasury (Meetings)	11908
House Repossession	11909
National Health Service (Cleaning and Catering)	11908
Police Response Times (Non-emergency Calls)	11903
Police Services (Charging)	11907
Scottish Enterprise (Project Reviews)	11906
Transport Scotland (Meetings)	11906
FIRST MINISTER'S QUESTION TIME	11911
Cabinet (Meetings)	11915
Capital Investment Projects	11917
Engagements	11911
Local Income Tax	11920
NHS Boards (Elections)	11919
Prime Minister (Meetings)	11913
QUESTION TIME	11922
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE	11922
EUROPE, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND CULTURE	11922
"Scoping and Mapping Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland"	11928
BBC Alba (Scottish Programmes in English)	11928
Malawi (Sustainable Development)	11922
Piping	11925
Policy and Spending Priorities (European Union)	11925
Scottish Screen	11927
Traditional Arts and Scots Language	11923
EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING	11929
Pupils for whom English is an Additional Language (Glasgow)	11934
Retraining	11932
School Building Programme	11935
School Meals (Funding)	11933
School Meals	11930
Schools (Edinburgh)	11936
Teachers (Aberdeen)	11930
TEACHER EMPLOYMENT	11938
Statement—[Fiona Hyslop].
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning (Fiona Hyslop)	11938
NON-NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES	11950
Motion moved—[Richard Lochhead].
Amendment moved—[Elaine Murray].
Amendment moved—[Jim Hume].
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment (Richard Lochhead)	11950
Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab)	11953
Jim Hume (South of Scotland) (LD)	11956
Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con)	11958
Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP)	11961
Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)	11963
Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con)	11965
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD)	11967
Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP)	11969
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)	11971
Ian McKee (Lothians) (SNP)	11973
Liam McArthur (Orkney) (LD)	11975
John Scott (Ayr) (Con)	11977
Elaine Murray	11979
The Minister for Environment (Michael Russell)	11981
DECISION TIME	11985
LUPUS	11996
Motion debated—[Kenneth Gibson].
Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP)	11996
Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con)	11999
Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)	12000
Ian McKee (Lothians) (SNP)	12001
Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP)	12003
The Minister for Public Health (Shona Robison)	12004