 Mwnebu, mae gennym ddau. Y Cymru, John Scott. Mae derbyn i'r ddaf i eich cymryd yn gweithio gyda'r byd o'r cyfryd mewn cymryd i'r ddau i'r ddau i'r ddau i'r ddau i'r ddau i'r cymryd. Mae'r Gweithredu gyda'r ddau i'r ddau i'r cymryd i'r ddau i'r cymryd i'r ddau i'r cymryd. Rwy'n nhw'n fawr i'r ddau i'r ddau i'r cymryd i'r ddau i'r cymryd. I am aware that the team at Glasgow Presswick airport is making considerable progress. It has a bid team in place and is working with a range of local and national partners to develop its proposals. In addition, the owners of Campbelltown airbase are also interested in pursuing a bid. John Scott? I thank the cabinet secretary for his answer. He will be aware of the many attributes of Presswick airport, which is uniquely a large-scale diversified aerospace and aviation hub. Presswick, with its enviable weather record, is ideally situated for high-speed flights. It is situated for high inclination polar launches, with its long concrete runway, its first-class road and rail links, its local aerospace and MRO hub, and the buy-in for spaceport from the local community. Does the cabinet secretary agree with me that those attributes make Presswick not only the location of choice in Scotland for spaceport, but the best choice for spaceport in the United Kingdom as well? I would not surprise the member to know that I think that the two remaining potential bidders from Scotland would be the best locations in the UK to have a spaceport, but it is obviously the case that there is a lot of work going on at Presswick. As I have mentioned, they have a bid team in place. They are carrying out a significant amount of preparatory work to ready themselves to prepare a compelling bid. They are being supported, as John Scott mentioned, by South Ayrshire Council, Ayrshire College, a range of local labour space businesses and space experts from Glasgow and Strathclyde universities. I am sure that Glasgow Presswick does have a very strong bid. Obviously, we await to see the bid also from Campbelltown, but I would very much hope that the spaceport does come to Scotland in either of those two locations. I am glad that the minister has recognised the bid from what is rapidly being known as Cape Campbelltown. I hope that the Government will find it in itself to encourage Highlands and Islands airports to support Campbelltown airport in its bid. It does not have the office infrastructure that exists at Presswick, but it has many advantages that I could set against the advantages of Presswick, including a very long run, one way longer than Presswick, and also an untrammeled approach over the sea. I do hope that the minister will have an even hand to this, but that High Isle will back the bid from Cape Campbelltown. As I have said, I think that either of the potential Scottish bidders would be excellent choices. I think that Mike Russell does make the point about the length of the runway at McRahanesh, which you understand was a standby runway for the space shuttle indeed, so that probably testifies to the length of the runway. Both bids would be potentially very strong. From our point of view, from the Scottish Government's point of view, we will give whatever assistance is required to either of those bids, working with the local enterprise companies obviously, and any of the partners will want to make sure that we have the two best bids if they are taken forward to the shortlist, and of course ultimately that Scotland succeeds. To ask the Scottish Government when the rules on eligibility of blood donors were last reviewed. Minister Maureen Watt. I refer the member to his previous question, S4W-24292, on the eligibility of blood donors. Recessing a donor's eligibility, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, have to take into consideration more than 300 deferral criteria. The guidelines are constantly evolving. For example, in calendar year 2014 SNBTS revised 13 of their donor selection rules and the deferral criteria for 32 countries. Changes in deferral criteria are often complex and sometimes need to be made quite rapidly. For example, in response to changes in the pattern of infectious diseases in other parts of the world, the combination of assessing each donor clinically at every attendance and testing each donation for markers of infections is essential to maximise donor and recipient safety. Each donor must undergo an assessment based on the donor selection guidelines to determine their eligibility to donate. That requires each donor to complete a questionnaire and answer a series of standard questions relating to their general health, lifestyle, travel history, past medical history and medication. SNBTS is represented on the expert UK committees, which maintain a watching brief on new and emergent issues relevant to donor selection and blood and tissue safety. I raise the issue because there have been shortages of blood supply in Scotland. In the past six years 225,000 people have been barred from ever giving blood again because they have received a blood transfusion. I myself received a blood transfusion over 20 years ago and despite carrying a blood donor card I am currently banned for the rest of my life from ever donating blood. While I understand the reason for introducing the issue because of the risk of CJD, surely as time goes by we must review it because there are far too many people who would want to be blood donors currently excluded and surely the risk of CJD infection is now so remote that we are cutting off people and therefore are running the risk of seeing shortages as a result. I think that in today of all days the member will realise how important the safety of blood is and blood supply has got to be as safe as possible to reduce the risks of viral transmission and we will be talking a lot more about that today. I am sorry that the member who has had a blood transfusion is barred, but safety of blood products is absolutely paramount. Does the minister agree that the construction of the new national blood centre at Heret Watt research park in my constituency using £43 million of Scottish Government funding will help to ensure the continued future supply of blood tissues and cells and put Scotland ahead of the rest of the UK in relation to blood research and testing? I thank the member for his question. The answer is yes, it will help with safety and blood tissue and research. To ask the Scottish Government what the financial impact would be in Scotland of an increase in the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million. An increase in the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million would only serve to reduce the tax burden on the wealthiest members of our society at a time when there continues to be significant inequality in the distribution of wealth across the United Kingdom. The wealth and assets in Scotland 2006-2012 report published this week by the Scottish Government shows that the wealthiest 10 per cent of households owned 44 per cent of all wealth in 2010-2012. In contrast, the least wealthy half of households in Scotland owned 9 per cent of total wealth in the same period. That is why we are committed to tackling inequality, which is one of the two overarching priorities of Scotland's economic strategy alongside boosting competitiveness. Those mutually reinforcing priorities will help Scotland to become a more productive, cohesive and fairer nation. Do I take it from that and would you agree with me that such a move would be regressive? If we are serious about redistribution of wealth in society, we should not be relaxing the rules on inheritance tax. The Government would not support the proposition that Mr Mason raises of increasing the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million. We believe that the current arrangements are adequate and appropriate for the current financial circumstances that we face. What assurance can the Scottish Government give to the officers currently employed in the British Transport Police in Scotland that their jobs will be retained under Police Scotland? The good work of British Transport Police officers and staff in Scotland is valued by the Scottish Government and the people of Scotland. Protecting and maintaining their special skills and knowledge will be a priority. The Scottish Government has been consistent in its view on integrating British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland. That view has been made public since before police reform. We recognise that any change involves people, officers, staff and rail users. In this regard, the Scottish Government will engage with staff associations and unions, representing British Transport Police officers and staff on the implementation of that. We will continue to engage with all key stakeholders throughout 2015. Liz Smith, the minister will be aware of the criticism that has followed the Scottish Government's announcement that British Transport Police in Scotland are without consultation to be amalgamated as part of Police Scotland. Is there a specific guarantee that the current British Transport Police stations within our railway stations will be maintained, that the police staffing levels within those stations will be maintained and will count as additional police numbers to those engaged on other Police Scotland duties? If the member had paid attention to my response to questions on this last week, I made very clear about the Government's record on this matter when we set out our position on this issue back in 2011, so it is not a new position in terms of the Scottish Government's policy in this particular area. I cannot comment on what British Transport Police's position is regarding police stations that they have at the present time. That is a matter that the member would have to take up with the Secretary of State for Transport, who is responsible for the delivery of that particular service. What I can say is that the approach that we will be taking here in Scotland is about protecting and maintaining the specialist functions of British Transport Police officers once they move into Police Scotland. That will, of course, require the adequate facilities that will be needed within the railway service. Can the cabinet secretary confirm that the terms and conditions of Police Scotland officers are not under attack in contrast to the approach taken by the UK Government in relation to officers in England? There are no plans at the present time to change the terms and conditions for Police officers in Scotland, and that is an issue that we have been very clear on in recent years. I am aware of very significant concerns among Police officers south of the border about the attacks on their terms and conditions by the Westminster Government, but we have taken a different approach here in Scotland in one that I believe is supported by many of the Police support organisations in Scotland. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the establishment of a spaceport. The decision of where to locate the spaceport is a matter for the UK Government. As I said previously, the Scottish Government wants to see the spaceport located in Scotland, and its agencies will provide advice and support to any Scottish airfield that wishes to pursue the spaceport opportunity at present. That is what Glasgow Presswick and Campbelltown are pursuing this further. Does the cabinet secretary share my view that Scotland has the potential to become a world leader in satellite technology and could establish the first spaceport of its kind outside the United States? Campbelltown airport ticks all the boxes in terms of run-free infrastructure, airspace management and safety. Surely there can be no higher transport aspiration for this Parliament than to link Scotland with the moon. I agree with Dave Stewart that Scotland would be the ideal location for the spaceport. As I said, we are taking an airfield-neutral approach. We will meet, just to go back to his initial question, with the UK Government or the DFT on 21 April to get a clearer understanding of the bid process that they intend to run and the timings. I think that he is right to say that both Campbelltown and Presswick airport offer distinct advantages. I can also assure the member that within that process there has been engagement with other space agencies elsewhere to make sure that they have the best possible information when that bid is compiled. Wether it is to be successful for Macrohanich, Campbelltown or to be successful for Glasgow airport, I agree with the member that that should come to Scotland. Will the cabinet secretary join me in welcoming the visit of both the deputy director of operations and the former chief astronaut of NASA to Presswick two weeks ago? Will the cabinet secretary confirm the importance to the spaceport of the close proximity of a college with a strong engineering curriculum together with a robust local engineering infrastructure? I think that that makes it too all. I agree that there are distinct advantages at Presswick, as there are indeed at Campbelltown. The surrounding activities at Presswick are part of the strength of that particular bid. As I have said, the Scottish Government will provide whatever support we can. Once we have met the DFT on 21 April, we will make sure that intelligence is fed back to those who continue to bid. Ultimately, we all want to see the spaceport come to Scotland. Thank you, cabinet secretary, for recognising my even-handedness in this matter. Question 6, Neil Findlay. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the report by Fiona Mackenzie for NHS Lothian regarding the concerns about the perinatal word at St John's hospital. Cabinet secretary, Shona Robison. The report relates to an investigation commissioned by NHS Lothian in response to a complaint from a member of staff about the conduct of other staff within the health board. The report and the response are there for matters for NHS Lothian to consider and act upon. Neil Findlay. Dr Jane Hamilton is a highly respected psychologist who raised concerns about the safety of patients in the perinatal word at St John's. Her reward for showing concern about her patients was to be suspended and then relieved of her duties. Why does the NHS in Scotland deal so abysmly with whistleblowers, whose only crime is to show care and compassion for their patients? And when will she instruct NHS Lothian and the Scottish Government to release all papers and all reports relating to this case? First of all, I say to Neil Findlay that issues relating to the quality of care and patient safety in the perinatal psychiatry service were thoroughly investigated in 2012 by a review group that was both independent of NHS Lothian and the Scottish Government. That independent group of experts noted their satisfaction with the level of specialist knowledge and skills of clinicians in the unit and the standard and quality of care provided to mothers. Those findings were further supported when the unit became one of only two in the UK to be awarded of a rating of excellence by the Royal College of Psychiatry in January 2013. I hope that that is something that Neil Findlay would recognise. It would not be appropriate of me to discuss matters pertaining to an individual member of staff. That is for NHS Lothian to deal with and they certainly have taken that matter forward and I know that they are continuing dialogue with the staff member concerned. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed. Ministers and Government officials regularly meet with representatives of all health boards, including NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, to discuss matters of importance to local people. Neil Bibby. Parents in Paisley were overjoyed by the news on the front page of the Paisley Daily Express recently that the children's word at the RH will remain open. The Cabinet Secretary will be aware that in a letter to local MP Douglas Alexander, she said, There are no proposals to change the pediatric services delivered from ward 15 at the RH. The health board is due to meet next in June. Can I therefore ask the Cabinet Secretary to repeat her assurance in the chamber that the children's word is indeed safe and confirmed that there are absolutely no proposals on the table for its downgrading or closure? There are no proposals on the table, as has already been said in the letter that Neil Bibby refers to, but perhaps it could take the opportunity to congratulate the staff at the RH for the great work that they have done, particularly in improving the A&E performance at the hospital, which has gone from a very challenging 75 per cent of the hospital. Of people seen within four hours and 22 February, to over 88 per cent in the latest figures that were released, that is hard work and efforts on the part of staff, and I would have thought that perhaps that is something that Neil Bibby and others would want to welcome. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take following the publication in March 2014 of research into tail injuries to working dogs that it commissioned from the University of Glasgow. Since the publication of the research on the impact of tail injuries in working dogs, the Scottish Government has held a range of discussions and with stakeholders. Its findings, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, has also asked chief veterinary officer for Scotland to look further at how exemptions have worked in practice in other parts of the United Kingdom and how any potential exemptions in Scotland might be genuinely restricted to working dogs. The Government is now in the process of considering all of the findings and views expressed and hopes to make an announcement shortly on our proposed way forward. Alex Ferguson. I have been grateful to ministers for that response. He may or may not be aware that the research was based on the survey of over a thousand owners of working dogs and he found that over half the dogs that were undocked sustained tail injuries during the preceding shooting season. A year ago, the cabinet secretary, as the ministers indicated, invited interested parties to consider the research and to comment on the possibility of an exemption. We now have another shooting season behind us during which many dogs will have suffered considerable pain because of preventable tail injuries. Can I urge the cabinet secretary and the Government to act rapidly on the findings of the research to help bring about an end to this needless suffering? The issue of tail docking in working dogs is controversial and it is difficult, with strong views being held by those on both sides of the debate. All parties articulate their positions with the welfare of dogs to mind. I think that it is very important that we therefore consider all those views very carefully. I understand that discussions took place with stakeholders last autumn and further information was requested from key stakeholders just in December. So we do need to consider that evidence carefully and, as I said, the cabinet secretary expects to be able to make an announcement soon. Thank you before we move to the next side of business.