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1 Apr 2020 Latest releases
The Scottish Government has requested a delay to the transfer of new benefits powers to Holyrood following the coronavirus pandemic. Social security secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville confirmed today that the UK Government had agreed to continue paying disability benefits including Child … Continue reading
31 Mar 2020 Latest releases
The Scottish Conservatives will support the majority of proposals tabled tomorrow as part of Holyrood’s emergency response to the coronavirus. However, amendments will be sought on plans to change Freedom of Information laws and to scrap jury trials. The party … Continue reading
31 Mar 2020 Latest releases
The Scottish Conservatives have called the SNP’s removal of the August 2020 deadline for local authorities to provide 1140 free hours of childcare “extremely disappointing but not unexpected”. The Scottish government has, last night, announced their decision to indefinitely delay … Continue reading
30 Mar 2020 Latest releases
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to think carefully before allowing her predecessor Alex Salmond to relaunch his political ambitions within the SNP. The former First Minister was cleared last week of a number of sexual assault charges. However, questions about … Continue reading
25 Mar 2020 Latest releases
Thousands of Scots stand ready to help an NHS volunteering scheme, and the SNP government should waste no time in setting one up, the Scottish Conservatives have said. Yesterday, UK health secretary Matt Hancock announced an initiative which allows members … Continue reading
1 Apr 2020
The Scottish Government has requested a delay to the transfer of new benefits powers to Holyrood following the coronavirus pandemic. Social security secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville confirmed today that the UK Government had agreed to continue paying disability benefits including Child … Continue reading
31 Mar 2020
The Scottish Conservatives will support the majority of proposals tabled tomorrow as part of Holyrood’s emergency response to the coronavirus. However, amendments will be sought on plans to change Freedom of Information laws and to scrap jury trials. The party … Continue reading
31 Mar 2020
The Scottish Conservatives have called the SNP’s removal of the August 2020 deadline for local authorities to provide 1140 free hours of childcare “extremely disappointing but not unexpected”. The Scottish government has, last night, announced their decision to indefinitely delay … Continue reading
30 Mar 2020
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to think carefully before allowing her predecessor Alex Salmond to relaunch his political ambitions within the SNP. The former First Minister was cleared last week of a number of sexual assault charges. However, questions about … Continue reading
25 Mar 2020
Thousands of Scots stand ready to help an NHS volunteering scheme, and the SNP government should waste no time in setting one up, the Scottish Conservatives have said. Yesterday, UK health secretary Matt Hancock announced an initiative which allows members … Continue reading
12 Jun 2018
As a Scottish Conservative and Unionist my role is to deliver for the moderate majority in Scotland, who want to see devolution succeed, and the Union protected. The proposals for Scotland in the Government’s Withdrawal Bill today, voted on by … Continue reading
3 Oct 2017
We all know that we have a problem with productivity in the Scottish economy. Productivity grew 20 per cent in the first eight years of the Scottish Parliament. But during the SNP’s decade in power, it increased by only 2% … Continue reading
23 Aug 2017
Each year, the publication of the annual Government Expenditure & Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures is accompanied by an unprecedented social media storm. The figures, which are compiled by Scottish Government statisticians, are often misunderstood, misrepresented and misused. Let us therefore … Continue reading
14 Mar 2017
This article first appeared in the Daily Mail. Since they took office ten long years ago, the SNP’s boast has been that they “speak for Scotland.” Yesterday will go down as the day that this typically arrogant claim was smashed … Continue reading
21 Feb 2017
I voted to remain in the EU despite its shortcomings. The common market is a good thing; the rest, from the Euro to the Common Fisheries Policy, the Strasbourg travelling circus to the Common Agricultural Policy, not so much. If … Continue reading
6 Dec 2019
Scottish voters have been urged not to “sleepwalk” into a second independence referendum in a speech by Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw today. He will warn that, a week today, Nicola Sturgeon may choose to issue her formal demand to … Continue reading
16 Nov 2019
Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw has said today that “the rocks will melt with the sun” before the party supports Nicola Sturgeon’s plan for a second independence referendum. He also uses the speech to attack the First Minister’s form of … Continue reading
29 Sep 2019
Please see below the text of Jackson’s speech given at the Scottish Conservative event at conference this afternoon. Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw said: “I know what you are thinking. ‘He doesn’t much look like Ruth Davidson’. Either that or … Continue reading
29 Aug 2019
It has been the privilege of my life to serve as leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist party for the past nearly eight years. This has been a remarkable time in politics and I will always be thankful for … Continue reading
4 May 2019
It’s great to be back in Aberdeen. It’s great to be home. It’s particularly great to be back when talented Conservatives are running the council in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, and with fantastic campaigning Conservatives as MSPs for the North-East. And … Continue reading
7 May 2016
On Thursday 6th May 2016, in the Scottish Parliament election, 7 constituency and 24 regional MSPs from the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party were elected. You can find a list of them below. Ruth Davidson MSP Alexander Burnett MSP John Scott MSP Oliver … Continue reading
9 Apr 2016
Please see Ruth’s tax return by clicking here. Ruth makes charitable donations from her income but does not claim relief on them.
14 Mar 2014
Edinburgh is expected to receive an economic boost of more than £1million with the hosting of the Scottish Conservatives’ annual conference. This weekend’s event is held in the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), who estimate the spring gathering will generate … Continue reading
7 Jun 2013
The leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew Davies has addressed the Scottish Conservative conference this afternoon as part of the Rally for the Union. A copy of his speech is below (check against delivery): It was only a few weeks … Continue reading
7 Jun 2013
UK fisheries minister Richard Benyon took part in a debate on fisheries at the Scottish Conservative party conference today. A copy of his speech is below. (Check against delivery). Richard Benyon speech It is a pleasure … Continue reading