Hansard

1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con) Con

Hard-working Scots are being hammered by the Scottish National Party Government. A new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has delivered a damning ver...

The First Minister (John Swinney) SNP

I am very proud of the budgetary and tax decisions that the Government has taken over many years, and I am proud to have been associated with those decisions...

The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA

Let us hear.

The First Minister SNP

That is the SNP delivering for all the people of Scotland.

Russell Findlay Con

I do not think that John Swinney is listening. People are saving 77p per week. John Swinney will not admit that he is forcing taxpayers to fund the SNP’s sky...

The First Minister SNP

Let us explore some of the details of the tax position of people in Scotland compared with people in England. A band 2 hospital porter at the bottom of the s...

Russell Findlay Con

John Swinney can parrot selective statistics all day long—Interruption.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Let us hear Mr Findlay.

Russell Findlay Con

However, he is completely out of step with the people of Scotland. Two thirds of people in Scotland believe that spending on benefits is too high. It is now ...

The Presiding Officer NPA

Let us hear Mr Findlay.

Russell Findlay Con

—but that she“will not be voting for the party at the forthcoming election for a number of reasons, not least their inability to control the escalating numbe...

The First Minister SNP

There is absolutely nothing selective about the statistics that I have put on the record, so I will put a few more on the record. A band 4 dental nurse at th...

The Presiding Officer NPA

Let us hear the First Minister.

The First Minister SNP

Enterprise and compassion—that is what people get from an SNP Government led by John Swinney.

Russell Findlay Con

Here is an idea for John Swinney: how about he tries to answer the questions that are put to him?The Scottish benefits agency, which was created by the SNP, ...

The First Minister SNP

Russell Findlay has changed tack with that question, because my comments to the Parliament today rumbled his earlier attack on the social security system—Int...

The Presiding Officer NPA

Let us hear one another. I am keen to enable as many members as possible to put questions today, as we have a long list.

The First Minister SNP

Russell Findlay has changed tack. He walked away from his attack on the social security system when I pointed out the unpleasantness of the Conservatives’ at...