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

Will the member give way?

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

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.

A large part of the controversy surrounding the SPA was to do with meetings being held in private with no chance of public scrutiny.

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