In Parliament

It is my pleasure to wind up the debate for the Scottish Conservatives.

I do not have time at the moment, but I might give way later, once I have made more points.

The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a hike in employers’ national insurance contributions to 15 per cent, which wil

Mr Mason is sitting on his own, I am sorry to say. I would be delighted to give way to Mr Mason in his newly liberated position.

That is a fair point. We see, for example, reports about the number of special advisers and press advisers in the Scottish Government.

Yes, of course—if I have time.

No—I have already taken one very lengthy intervention from Mr Stewart. I am not going to take another one.

Those are the people who are expressing very strong views about a national care service—

Mr Stewart says that “stakeholders” want a national care service.

The cabinet secretary did not mention that all the independent analysis shows that the money from ScotWind could have been much higher, had