How does the member respond to Adam Tomkins’s earlier point that the category of “assault” is not necessarily limited simply to physical

Will the member take an intervention?

Not only has violent crime risen for the fourth year in a row, to the highest level in seven years, but clear-up rates for violent crime

I will not, as I am in my last 30 seconds.

1. To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it is using to determine where the £160 million of convergence funding is allocated.

Like a stopped clock, even Colin Smyth is right occasionally, and his highlighting of the huge frustration that commuters, tourists and b

Does the cabinet secretary agree with The Scottish Farmer that the bulk of that money should go to land in regions 2 and 3, or should it

I am pleased to be closing the debate on behalf of the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee in my capacity as deputy conv

The Communications Workers Union is concerned that police and prosecutors deny that a “one free bite” rule exists.

I am speaking on behalf of the committee, which certainly found that there is a need to consolidate the legislation.