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Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
01 Nov 2016
UK Referendum on EU Membership: Justice and Security
I close the justice debate for the Conservative Party as an unapologetic Brexiteer, a proud Scot and—yes—a committed unionist. Nothing that I have heard in this chamber today has shaken my underlying optimism and belief in the boundless capacity, skill and potential that our l...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
21 Sep 2016
Portfolio Question Time · Dog Fighting
Will the minister join me in welcoming the presence in the Parliament of the Dogs Trust and set out what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle illegal dog breeding?
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
07 Jun 2017
Portfolio Question Time · Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Recourse for Dissatisfied Complainants)
I, too, have had several constituents raise concerns with me about aspects of the PIRC’s work. What consideration has the cabinet secretary given to expanding the remit of the PIRC to allow the commissioner to investigate complaints that are made by serving police officers abo...
8. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
29 Nov 2017
Portfolio Question Time · Drug Use
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce levels of drug use. (S5O-01530)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
29 Nov 2017
Portfolio Question Time · Drug Use
What we need is urgency. It is worrying that Dumfries and Galloway has the highest percentage of drug-related hospital admissions in Scotland. The number of people who die from drug overdoses in the area has reached a record high. Families are suffering, and people are dying. ...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
02 May 2018
Portfolio Question Time · Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Teachers
There are some encouraging signs that uptake in highers and advanced highers is increasing in some science subjects, but in others, uptake is falling. What is the Scottish Government doing to improve uptake across the board?
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
09 May 2018
Portfolio Question Time · Mental Health Services (Involvement of Young People)
In Dumfries and Galloway, we have seen a 10 per cent rise in the number of temporary staff who work in child and adolescent mental health services. Does the minister agree that that represents a huge challenge for the running of child-centred services? What action is the Scott...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
31 May 2018
Portfolio Question Time · South Scotland Food and Drink Industry
Later today, Young’s Seafood is expected to announce bad news at Pinneys of Scotland. Will the cabinet secretary set out what support will be made available to the workforce? Will he reaffirm that the Scottish Government remains 100 per cent committed to ensuring that a new op...
2. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
31 May 2018
Portfolio Question Time · River Bank Erosion
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to farmers to prevent river bank erosion. (S5O-02158)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
31 May 2018
Portfolio Question Time · River Bank Erosion
A number of constituents across my Dumfriesshire constituency are struggling to access funds that are urgently needed following the severe weather that we had over the winter. River banks have broken and huge quantities of land are disappearing. Can the cabinet secretary do an...
2. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
06 Jun 2018
Portfolio Question Time · Tourism (M74)
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote tourism in areas served by the M74. (S5O-02178)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
06 Jun 2018
Portfolio Question Time · Tourism (M74)
I welcome the fact that towns across my constituency are finally on the motorway signs. However, will the minister undertake to put pressure on Transport Scotland to reconsider its rules on brown signs for tourist attractions? Many of the smaller tourist attractions and touris...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
19 Sep 2018
Portfolio Question Time · South Scotland Trunk Road Network
I am pleased that the Maybole project is finally moving forward. On two other long-delayed projects that have seen slow progress, can the cabinet secretary tell me when the A76 will be fully reopened and when the Scottish Government will finally get around to investing in the ...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
03 Oct 2018
Portfolio Question Time · Autistic Children (Exclusion from School)
Given that the report that Johann Lamont mentioned is the second report to highlight the widespread use of unlawful exclusions, will the Government urgently investigate the claims and work out just how widespread the problem is? If the reports are confirmed, what action will b...
8. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
05 Dec 2018
Portfolio Question Time · Young People with Autism (Educational Provision)
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve educational provision and experiences for young people with autism. (S5O-02646)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
05 Dec 2018
Portfolio Question Time · Young People with Autism (Educational Provision)
The cabinet secretary talked about the calls for action. Will he spell out which of the nine calls he supports and which he will implement with immediate effect?
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
06 Feb 2019
Portfolio Question Time · College Students (Numbers)
What steps are being taken to increase the number of women who are studying college courses related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in the light of recent trends that were identified in the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s “Tapping all our Talents” report?
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
20 Mar 2019
Portfolio Question Time · Part-time Timetables (Pupil Support)
Does the cabinet secretary share my concern that some young people are being excluded from the classroom for large parts of the day without receiving meaningful educational input? In some rural areas, children are being supervised by parents and volunteers. What will the Scott...
5. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
09 May 2019
Portfolio Question Time · Wild Salmon
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that levels of wild salmon in Scotland are at their lowest levels since records began. (S5O-03208)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
09 May 2019
Portfolio Question Time · Wild Salmon
Fisheries Management Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to make salmon conservation a national priority. In that context, what specific measures will the Government introduce to ensure that existing man-made pressures on our iconic salmon populations are reduced an...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
14 Nov 2019
Portfolio Question Time · Brexit (No-deal Planning)
You ignore referendums.
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
15 Jan 2020
Secondary Education
It may be a new year and we may be another year older, but we have certainly not seen anything new from the Deputy First Minister. It has been another example of wheeling out the rhetoric and not explaining the lack of delivery. It is the same old trio of delay, dither and den...
2. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
19 Feb 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Road Safety (Rural Areas)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve road safety around schools in rural areas. (S5O-04122)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
19 Feb 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Road Safety (Rural Areas)
As local parents are, I am concerned that Dumfries and Galloway Council is systematically ignoring its obligations in relation to rural schools. At Duncow primary school, there have for years been broken flashing signs on a 60mph-limit road, and at Hottsbridge primary school l...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
26 Feb 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Tourism (Dumfries and Galloway)
Will the cabinet secretary ask the new south of Scotland enterprise agency to make urgent contact with Gretna Green Ltd, which is one of the largest tourism businesses in the south of Scotland, but is experiencing an extreme drop-off in tourists from China as a result of coron...
5. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
04 Jun 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Solway Barnacle Goose Management Scheme
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to continue the Solway barnacle goose management scheme beyond 2020. (S5O-04384)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
04 Jun 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Solway Barnacle Goose Management Scheme
Certainty is needed: it is important not only for farmers but also for the wider local tourism industry and for the environment. All those benefits are underpinned by that crucial funding. I hope that the minister will be able to get the Scottish Government to guarantee a year...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
18 Jun 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Brexit Negotiations
I am pleased to still be here and to be standing up for the 1 million-plus people in Scotland who voted for Brexit. Will the cabinet secretary admit—honestly, for once—that he has been keen to sabotage Brexit negotiations since the beginning and that, rather than getting beh...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
13 Aug 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Wedding Industry (Support)
I imagine that it was my constituents who have been on the phone to the cabinet secretary. Maybe if he had listened to their expert advice, he would not have been on the phone for 45 minutes. If those venues feel that they can deliver weddings safely, why are we not trusting p...
7. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
20 Aug 2020
Portfolio Question Time · United Kingdom Internal Market (Engagement)
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has disengaged from discussions with the UK Government regarding the forthcoming internal market legislation. (S5O-04506)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
20 Aug 2020
Portfolio Question Time · United Kingdom Internal Market (Engagement)
Is it not better to be honest and admit that the Scottish Government does not want the UK internal market to work? It is absolutely fixated on keeping Scotland tied to European Union regulations in which they will have no say, and it is cherry picking from the submissions, bec...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
09 Sep 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Wedding Guidance
I am glad that the cabinet secretary is not bothered about elopement. Gretna Green will not be recognisable for people to get married in, because the Government has failed to deliver for the wedding industry and has left couples in limbo—people have had to put off a major life...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
26 Aug 2020
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill
Agriculture is the beating heart of our rural economy and we must never tire of promoting farming as a good, in and of itself. To break or weaken the connection between farming and our rural communities is to accept as inevitable rural depopulation and a managed decline in our...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
12 Nov 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Covid-19 Restrictions (Tourism Sector Input)
With travel and other necessary restrictions in place, does the cabinet secretary recognise that the distinction between open and closed is meaningless for many accommodation businesses that are closed in all but name and cannot be viable at this time?
3. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
02 Dec 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Older People (Services in Pandemic)
To ask the Scottish Government what further support will be made available to help services respond to the needs of older people, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. (S5O-04811)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
02 Dec 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Older People (Services in Pandemic)
I commend the excellent work of day centres and local organisations in Dumfriesshire, which have gone above and beyond to respond to the needs of their members. However, as time passes, it is clear that some of those services, which were redesigned as Covid-19 first emerged, a...
1. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
17 Dec 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Economy (Dumfriesshire)
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to accelerate projects that will support the economy in Dumfriesshire. (S5O-04865)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
17 Dec 2020
Portfolio Question Time · Economy (Dumfriesshire)
I really appreciate that answer. On the borderlands deal, will the cabinet secretary ensure that projects such as the proposals for Chapelcross in my constituency and the dairy research hub at the Barony campus are prioritised? Will she impress on her Cabinet colleagues that i...
2. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
21 Jan 2021
Portfolio Question Time · A75 Dualling (Progress)
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with dualling the A75. (S5O-04930)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
21 Jan 2021
Portfolio Question Time · A75 Dualling (Progress)
I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer but, after 14 years of Scottish National Party inaction, does he not believe that my constituents deserve better? Will he explain to them why he was unwilling to take part in the union connectivity review, which has the potential t...
Oliver Mundell Con Committee
03 Feb 2021
Coronavirus and Education
That is helpful. My second question is not directly related to schools but is about something that impacts on the early years. The cabinet secretary has a broader responsibility for that area, although there is a junior minister with that portfolio. It is about those who are n...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
23 Jun 2021
Portfolio Question Time · National Qualifications 2021 (Grade Assessment)
When did the cabinet secretary become aware that local authorities were excluding 2020 exam results when using historical data to moderate grades this year? Is she aware that the SQA discussed the use of statistical analysis with local authority directors of education ahead of...
8. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
02 Sep 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Draft Co-operation Agreement (Protection for Farmers)
To ask the Scottish Government how it will protect the interests of farmers under the draft co-operation agreement with the Scottish Green Party. (S6O-00088)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
02 Sep 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Draft Co-operation Agreement (Protection for Farmers)
Does the cabinet secretary understand the fear among farmers in my constituency that the Scottish Government now includes members who have previously advocated for a drastic reduction in livestock production and have talked up the prospect of covering 40 per cent of Scotland i...
5. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
15 Sep 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Not Proven Verdict (Removal)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its planned consultation on the removal of the not proven verdict. (S6O-00137)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
15 Sep 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Not Proven Verdict (Removal)
The SNP-Green programme for government stops short of committing to abolishing the not proven verdict. In 2019-20, that verdict was used in 25 per cent of rape cases, even though it was used in only 1 per cent of criminal trials that proceeded to court. Victims have said that ...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
16 Sep 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Upper-secondary Education Student Assessment
The cabinet secretary should not need a further review or committee to answer this yes-or-no question. Will she give a simple guarantee that Scottish pupils will still have the opportunity to gain an externally assessed exam-based qualification before leaving school?
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
16 Sep 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Upper-secondary Education Student Assessment
Yes or no?
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
07 Oct 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Scottish National Standardised Assessments
The cabinet secretary is either in denial or is keen to hide her Government’s dire record on education. We need the right data for the right purpose and any cabinet secretary who was serious about restoring standards across our education system would want to end the data deser...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
27 Oct 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Covid-19 Recovery (Prioritisation)
There can be no doubt that our young people have been some of the hardest hit by the pandemic. Yesterday, I asked the First Minister what it would take for face masks to be removed from schools, particularly in the classroom, but an answer was not particularly forthcoming. Can...
7. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
27 Oct 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Wind Farm Developers
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding reports that wind farm developers are offering payments to local residents in return for signing non-disclosure agreements and not objecting to planning applica...
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
27 Oct 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Wind Farm Developers
Does the cabinet secretary agree that that practice is unacceptable, that it distorts the planning system and that it has the potential to turn local communities against the very green energy projects that we will need in the future? Will he commit to carrying out a review of ...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
11 Nov 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Unemployed Teachers
Given the number of teachers looking for employment and the additional roles being created, does the cabinet secretary share my concern that Dumfries and Galloway Council are telling parents, particularly in smaller rural schools, that they may have to cut back on teacher numb...
Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
02 Dec 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Scottish Attainment Challenge (Local Authority Funding Allocations)
The cabinet secretary mentioned that a small but not insignificant number of schools still do not benefit from that funding. Many of them are small, rural schools and, even on a measure of low-income families, there may be hidden poverty and deprivation. What more will be done...
5. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
16 Dec 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Robert Burns Cultural Assets (Dumfries and Galloway)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to support the promotion of cultural assets connected to Robert Burns in Dumfries and Galloway. (S6O-00544)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
16 Dec 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Robert Burns Cultural Assets (Dumfries and Galloway)
Calls to do more to capitalise on the cultural value of Burns are nothing new. In October 2019, we saw the publication of the Scottish Government funded Pittock report, following sustained calls from our former colleague Joan McAlpine, whose contribution on the issue is much m...
7. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
22 Dec 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to enact sections 5 to 7 of the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019. (S6O-00564)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
22 Dec 2021
Portfolio Question Time · Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019
The sections of the 2019 act that I mentioned would allow exclusion zones to be imposed on criminals when they are released on licence. Does the cabinet secretary agree with Scottish Conservative proposals to allow victims to request those exclusion zones?
5. Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con) Con Chamber
24 Feb 2022
Portfolio Question Time · “Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence: Into the Future”
To ask the Scottish Government what the reasons are for its decision not to publish the draft of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report, “Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence: Into the Future”, that it received in January 2021. (S6O-00776)
Oliver Mundell Con Chamber
24 Feb 2022
Portfolio Question Time · “Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence: Into the Future”
That is the stuff of fantasy. Has the cabinet secretary asked the OECD whether it would object to the release of the draft and, more importantly, the Scottish Government’s response to it, which is, as I understand it, the property of the Scottish Government?
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Meeting of the Parliament 01 November 2016

01 Nov 2016 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
UK Referendum on EU Membership: Justice and Security
Mundell, Oliver Con Dumfriesshire Watch on SPTV

I close the justice debate for the Conservative Party as an unapologetic Brexiteer, a proud Scot and—yes—a committed unionist. Nothing that I have heard in this chamber today has shaken my underlying optimism and belief in the boundless capacity, skill and potential that our legal and criminal justice system has to cope with the challenges ahead, and to overcome them. Maybe I have more confidence than the Scottish Government, but Scotland is not too wee to make a success of Brexit in terms of the justice portfolio and more widely.

However, if we are to achieve that, we need to stop dithering and to start looking for and putting in place the correct transitional measures, and exploring the opportunities that exist. That is a task not just for the UK Government, but for the Scottish Government—in particular, within the justice portfolio because, as Mary Fee eloquently said, Scotland has a separate legal system. The SNP is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the people of Scotland: its saying that considerations about what is best for the Scottish legal system would be left to Westminster to decide is a little bit pathetic when responsibility for that is devolved to this Parliament.

What we need from ministers are principled goals and objectives on how we take matters forward for the Scottish legal system and criminal justice in our country. I am sure that Mike Russell will fill us all in and show the UK exactly how it is done.

In the same item of business

The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh) NPA
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-02203, in the name of Michael Matheson, on the United Kingdom referendum on European Union membership: im...
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Michael Matheson) SNP
I welcome the opportunity to open the debate. In the recent referendum, the people of Scotland supported continued membership of the European Union. People ...
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Con
The cabinet secretary moved on from saying that we need to discuss Europol to saying that we are walking away. Does he accept that we are not walking away? T...
Michael Matheson SNP
Douglas Ross should have listened to what I said. I said that now is not the time to walk away. He should also be aware that the regulations need to be signe...
Douglas Ross (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Con
I welcome the opportunity to open the debate for the Scottish Conservatives. As this is the first justice debate in Parliament for a couple of weeks, I want ...
Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) SNP
Will the member take an intervention?
Douglas Ross Con
I will take interventions from several members, but on this occasion I will not take an intervention from Mr Stevenson because I can already tell him what hi...
The Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs (Annabelle Ewing) SNP
Would Douglas Ross care to define this new concept of “British law”.
Douglas Ross Con
I apologise. Clearly in the fluster for Ms Ewing to get her card in she was also not prepared for that. I meant “UK law”. I apologise if that has offended in...
The Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe (Michael Russell) SNP
Will the member give way?
Douglas Ross Con
It is no surprise that Mr Russell wants to come in on that.
Michael Russell SNP
I am just wondering about consistency. Douglas Ross opened his speech by saying that it is “right and sensible” to have the debate to consider the implicatio...
Douglas Ross Con
I am happy to contribute to the debate on behalf of the Scottish Conservatives, and we will discuss the issue, but the Scottish Government has allocated its ...
Michael Russell SNP
The member said it was “right and sensible”.
Douglas Ross Con
If Michael Russell wants to intervene again, he can stand up rather than speak from a sedentary position. Michael Russell rose—
Douglas Ross Con
Okay—I will give way.
Michael Russell SNP
The words that the member used were “right and sensible”.
Douglas Ross Con
The point that I am making is that we have had three statements on the European Union referendum and six debates in the chamber, when we should be debating p...
Stewart Stevenson SNP
On a point of order. Douglas Ross may inadvertently have described himself as the member for Moray. He said, “my own area of Moray”. Could the Presiding Offi...
The Presiding Officer NPA
Mr Stevenson has made a point, but it is not a point of order. Mr Ross—you have plenty of time.
Douglas Ross Con
Thank you, Presiding Officer. That is another bit of time wasted in Parliament by Mr Stevenson. I said, “In my own area of Moray”. I live in Moray; I was b...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I call Claire Baker. I let all members know that there is plenty of time in the debate to take interventions. 14:53
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Lab
This is a welcome opportunity to discuss the impact of Brexit on our justice system in Scotland and the security of communities. Those who advocated leaving...
Michael Matheson SNP
The member raises an important point, which is that it is essential that the UK Government recognises the unique nature of the Scottish justice system and gi...
Claire Baker Lab
I am pleased to hear the cabinet secretary say that. It is important that we recognise the separate and unique nature of the Scottish legal system. It is a...
Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) SNP
I am pleased to speak about this important topic. It is perhaps an aspect of Brexit that, to date, has not been given the attention that it merits, so I am p...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
We have quite a bit of time in hand, so we can have speeches of seven minutes. Is that not excellent news? 15:08
Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con) Con
Presiding Officer, the motion seeks to assess the impact of Brexit on justice and security issues. It is important to stress that it would be complete folly ...
Stewart Stevenson SNP
Will the member allow an intervention?
Margaret Mitchell Con
Please allow me to make some progress, Mr Stevenson. It is also not in doubt that it makes sense for EU states to continue to co-operate with the UK after w...