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Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ruth Davidson (Glasgow) (Con)

2. I, too, associate myself with the First Minister’s comments regarding the violent death of a soldier outside the Woolwich barracks yesterday. Our thoughts are with the soldier’s family. All our efforts are in playing our part in bringing our communities together following that terribl...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ruth Davidson This week, the First Minister published the Scottish National Party’s economic case for independence. Rather than give the people a clear picture of a separate Scotland’s economic future, it posed more questions than answers. As if his wee “booklet”, as he called it, had not caused enough confusion,...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ruth Davidson I am glad that the First Minister raises nonagenarian Denis Healey as the way forward because, to pay for the First Minister’s plans, the First Minister would have to tax everyone until the pips squeak. [Interruption.]



Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ruth Davidson The First Minister’s economic plan for Scotland would turn this country into a central American-style basket case. It is no wonder that, when he made his way to Alexander Dennis, he kept his finance secretary back at home on the naughty step. Instead of the reality check that we got from honest John...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ruth Davidson Oh, sorry—the finance secretary wants to speak now, does he? He did not have anything to say on Tuesday.



Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ruth Davidson The First Minister would not be able to borrow at anything other than exorbitant rates under his plans. He would be spending money that he did not have like water, but he expects us to believe that, all the while, he would be squirreling away money for a rainy day.

There are only two conc...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ruth Davidson (Glasgow) (Con) I congratulate Anne McTaggart on securing the debate. As participants in it are acutely aware, Glasgow has an honourable tradition of electing gobby women. I think that Mary Barbour is at the root of that tradition, but her contribution to the lives of the people of Glasgow has had insufficient reco...

Meeting of the Parliament 16 May 2013 : Thursday, May 16, 2013
Ruth Davidson (Glasgow) (Con)

2. To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-01375)



Meeting of the Parliament 16 May 2013 : Thursday, May 16, 2013
Ruth Davidson Last year, we had the embarrassing pantomime of the First Minister pretending to have legal advice on an independent Scotland’s relationship with the European Union and fighting his way through the courts to guard its contents, only for us all to find that no such advice existed—it was made up to co...

Meeting of the Parliament 16 May 2013 : Thursday, May 16, 2013
Ruth Davidson In terms of bare-faced bravado, the First Minister is going some himself, when the Scottish National Party’s own voters are more interested in holding a referendum on Europe than they are in voting for independence. [Interruption.]

Vote DetailMSP VoteResult

S4M-06657.1 Keith Brown: Immediate Action at the Haudagain Roundabout—As an amendment to motion S4M-
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NoCarried

S4M-06657 Richard Baker: Immediate Action at the Haudagain Roundabout—That the Parliament welcomes t
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NoCarried

S4M-06658.2 Keith Brown: Ferry Services—As an amendment to motion S4M-06658 in the name of Richard B
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NoCarried

S4M-06658 Richard Baker: Ferry Services—That the Parliament welcomes the implementation of road equi
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NoCarried

S4M-06582.1 Rhoda Grant: Electricity Market Reform—As an amendment to motion S4M-06582 in the name o
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NoDefeated

Amendment 8 moved by Tavish Scott on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries (Sc
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YesDefeated

Amendment 9 moved by Tavish Scott on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries (Sc
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YesDefeated

Amendment 10 moved by Claudia Beamish on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries
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Amendment 11 moved by Claudia Beamish on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries
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Amendment 12 moved by Claudia Beamish on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries
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YesDefeated

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Motion S4M-06569: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14/05/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05988.2: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04594.1: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 29/10/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02135: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27/02/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01752: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18/01/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01364: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17/11/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-00800: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 07/09/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-00690: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17/08/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-00671: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15/08/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-00308.1: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15/06/2011 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S4F-01420: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23/05/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4F-01393: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16/05/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4F-01375: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 09/05/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4F-01369: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 02/05/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4F-01330: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25/04/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4F-01313: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19/04/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4F-01298: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15/04/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4F-01283: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21/03/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4F-01261: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14/03/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4F-01240: Ruth Davidson, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 07/03/2013 Show Full Question >>

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