Holyrood, made browsable

Hansard

Every contribution to the Official Report — chamber and committee — searchable in one place. Pulled from data.parliament.scot, indexed for full-text search, linked through to every MSP.

129
Current MSPs
415
MSPs ever elected
13
Parties on record
2,355,091
Hansard contributions
1999–2026
Coverage span
Official Report

Search Hansard contributions

Clear
Showing 0 of 2,355,091 contributions in session S6, 16 Apr 2026 – 16 May 2026. Latest 30 days: 148. Coverage: 12 May 1999 — 14 May 2026.

No contributions match those filters.

← Back to list
Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament 25 March 2026 [Draft]

25 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Scottish Government (Record)
Swinney, John SNP Perthshire North Watch on SPTV

I am left with the same question that I had a moment ago. If all that was the case, why are the Conservatives heading for a disaster at the forthcoming parliamentary election? It is because they are simply peddling a doom loop of despair, and that is killing the Conservative party.

Let me tell Russell Findlay a few things that happened under this SNP Government. When we came to office, 62 per cent of schools were rated as being in a good or satisfactory condition; that is now 93 per cent. When this Government came to office, three and four-year-olds got 412 hours of funded early learning and childcare; they now get 1,140 hours. When we came to office, the average number of affordable homes built was 5,448; the average under this Government is now 7,734.

I tell Russell Findlay something else: waiting times in this country are coming down. They are coming down because of the leadership that I have given this Government, and they are going to continue to come down. That is an SNP Government delivering on health for the people of Scotland.

In the same item of business

1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con) Con
Some say that the Scottish National Party Government is incompetent. Some say that it is dishonest. Some say that it is sleazy. I say that it is all three.Jo...
The First Minister (John Swinney) SNP
I defend the interests of the people of Scotland every day of my being. Having listened to Russell Findlay’s poorest hits over the course of the past minute ...
Russell Findlay Con
I have plenty more to come on the SNP’s greatest hits. John Swinney spends so much time on the moral high ground that it is a miracle that the man does not s...
The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA
Let us hear one another.
Russell Findlay Con
This jaded career politician has become accustomed and immune to SNP dishonesty, incompetence and sleaze. His party has trashed the reputation of this Parlia...
The First Minister SNP
I reassure Russell Findlay, in case he is worried about my energy in the next few weeks, that I am just raring to go for the forthcoming election and to win ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
Thank you.
The First Minister SNP
The international credit ratings agencies complimented—Interruption.Oh, they do not like this—Interruption.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Let us hear one another.
The First Minister SNP
The international credit ratings agencies complimented the “prudent” financial management of Scotland. The only person in the Parliament who has any explaini...
Russell Findlay Con
That credit rating is founded entirely on the fact that Scotland is a proud part of the United Kingdom.I turn now to SNP incompetence. I ask you to bear with...
The First Minister SNP
I am left with the same question that I had a moment ago. If all that was the case, why are the Conservatives heading for a disaster at the forthcoming parli...
Russell Findlay Con
Dearie me—all that spin from John Swinney. As we have just heard, John Swinney will always defend SNP sleaze. He will always put up taxes to spend more money...
The Presiding Officer NPA
Thank you—thank you.
Russell Findlay Con
The SNP members come to life when I talk about independence, but they sat in silence when I read out the list of SNP sleaze and failure. Silence—Interruption.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Let us all hear one another. Those in the public gallery would like to be able to follow proceedings, so let us hear one another.
Russell Findlay Con
John Swinney will again go into an election with independence as his number 1 priority. He says arrogantly that he will win a majority. He says that that wil...
The First Minister SNP
The Government is focused on people’s priorities and on delivering improvements in the lives of the people of Scotland. That is what has driven my public ser...