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Meeting of the Parliament 10 May 2012 : Thursday, May 10, 2012
David McLetchie (Lothian) (Con) Thank you, Presiding Officer.

I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate on the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill. As I suspect will be the norm in speeches this morning, I will focus my comments on the establishment of a single police service for Scotland. The proposal for a...

Meeting of the Parliament 10 May 2012 : Thursday, May 10, 2012
David McLetchie (Lothian) (Con) Will the cabinet secretary clarify whether the reform process is being driven by the need for protection from the so-called budget cuts from Westminster or by a desire to ensure that Scotland has the best possible service?



Meeting of the Parliament 26 April 2012 : Thursday, April 26, 2012
David McLetchie I am not really sure where the 2 per cent figure comes from; perhaps the minister could explain that as well as how it fits with the fact that in one year alone—2010-11—there were 321 instances of non-sexual crimes of violence committed by women.



Meeting of the Parliament 26 April 2012 : Thursday, April 26, 2012
David McLetchie I happily acknowledge that that is the case for many women offenders. However, for those who end up in jail, we should not forget that the size of our prison population arises from the judgments that are made by our independently appointed judges who, taking into account the crime committed and the ...

Meeting of the Parliament 26 April 2012 : Thursday, April 26, 2012
David McLetchie (Lothian) (Con) Like the cabinet secretary and Mr Macdonald, I welcome the report that the commission has published. I was pleased to make a modest contribution to its work by way of oral evidence.

Before I comment on some of the specific recommendations, it is worth emphasising some key statistics conce...

Meeting of the Parliament 19 April 2012 : Thursday, April 19, 2012
David McLetchie I shall have to stop debating that point and move on to part 2.

I continue to question whether part 2 is necessary in the changed circumstances in which we find ourselves. No one would dispute that the bill was drafted and scrutinised with the Megrahi case at the forefront of our minds. N...

Meeting of the Parliament 19 April 2012 : Thursday, April 19, 2012
David McLetchie Hang on. I am sorry, but I honestly do not know the answer to that question. I will look up the answer and I will write to the minister after the debate. [Laughter.] Right. I have kind of lost my thread.



Meeting of the Parliament 19 April 2012 : Thursday, April 19, 2012
David McLetchie I do not know whether it was zero.



Meeting of the Parliament 19 April 2012 : Thursday, April 19, 2012
David McLetchie I agree that our prisons are full. However, I think that that is a good thing and it is one reason why crime rates are at their lowest for 35 years. I am astonished that members of the Scottish National Party, who like to brag about that weekly, fail to see the fairly obvious and elementary connecti...

Meeting of the Parliament 19 April 2012 : Thursday, April 19, 2012
David McLetchie Thank you, Presiding Officer. Once again, you show your generous nature. I am most gratified. This has happened a couple of weeks in a row.

As I indicated in my opening remarks, the Scottish Conservatives will support the bill at stage 1. We welcome this afternoon’s debate, which has prov...
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S4M-02800 Kenny MacAskill: Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the
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S4M-02591 John Swinney: Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament, for the purposes
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S4M-02808.3 Ken Macintosh: Scottish Government Growth Strategy—As an amendment to S4M-02808 in the n
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S4M-02808.2 Gavin Brown: Scottish Government Growth Strategy—As an amendment to motion S4M-02808 in
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S4M-02808 John Swinney: Scottish Government Growth Strategy—That the Parliament supports the Scottis
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S4M-02754 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament
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S4M-02687.1 Derek Mackay: Localism—As an amendment to motion S4M-02687 in the name of Jackson Carlaw
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S4M-02687 Jackson Carlaw: Localism—That the Parliament recognises the transformation of relations w
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S4M-02639.3 Keith Brown: Transport—As an amendment to motion S4M-02639 in the name of Elaine Murray
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S4M-02639 Elaine Murray: Transport—That the Parliament notes the total funding of nearly £250 m
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Motion S4M-02133.2: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28/02/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-00856.2: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14/09/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-00221: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 07/06/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-07427.2: David McLetchie, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17/11/2010 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-06701: David McLetchie, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 02/07/2010 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-06370: David McLetchie, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20/05/2010 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-05631: David McLetchie, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28/01/2010 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-04676: David McLetchie, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11/08/2009 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-03766: David McLetchie, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, On Behalf of Selection Panel, Date Lodged: 23/03/2009 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-03584.1: David McLetchie, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 04/03/2009 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S4O-00884: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 28/03/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-06412: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22/03/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00767: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05470: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 03/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05469: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 03/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05468: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 03/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05363: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31/01/2012 Show Full Question >>
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Question S4W-05365: David McLetchie, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 31/01/2012 Show Full Question >>
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