It has now been more than eight months—36 weeks to the day, in fact—since the justice secretary promised “concrete action” on temporary r

I thank the minister for that answer. She mentioned good order.

2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to prison officers balloting on industrial action. (S5T-01646)

The minister says that she is not complacent, but the SNP has entirely ignored ideas from the Conservative benches that might stem the vi

I have nothing further to add other than to thank colleagues for their comments and to endorse what has been said.

Members might recall that, at stage 2, I lodged an amendment that sought to implement a review of the operation of the bill as enacted.

I am pleased to open for the Scottish Conservatives and, more so, to speak in favour of passing the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Eviden

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Will the member take an intervention?

The minister will be aware that oil and gas support 280,000 United Kingdom jobs and workers in the energy sector, many of whom are based