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Scottish Parliament: Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 3 ? The Crofting Register (1 Jul 2010)
Dave Thompson: The Government has listened throughout the passage of the bill and various changes have been made. The hokum about a second register is just that. The first one is basically an administrative list; it is not a register in the sense of the proposal that we are considering, which is for a new, accurate, legal, map-based register that will have long-term benefits for crofting. On the radio this...
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Scottish Parliament: Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 3 ? The Crofting Register (1 Jul 2010)
Dave Thompson: We will deal with those issues as we make progress.
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Scottish Parliament: Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 24B ? Minimum sentence for having in a public place an article with a blade or point (30 Jun 2010)
Dave Thompson: There is no evidence that mandatory sentencing reduces reoffending, but the Scottish Government is taking action that is having an effect on knife crime. The Scottish Government is showing leadership. For example, the Scottish Government is working with the national violence reduction unit, with direct and record Government investment of £1.4 million over the past two years. The Scottish...
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Scottish Parliament: Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 24B ? Minimum sentence for having in a public place an article with a blade or point (30 Jun 2010)
Dave Thompson: Yes.
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Scottish Parliament: Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 24B ? Minimum sentence for having in a public place an article with a blade or point (30 Jun 2010)
Dave Thompson: Yes, we should let the judges do their job; we should trust them and the sheriffs, because they know the details of every individual case.
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Scottish Parliament: Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: After section 16 (30 Jun 2010)
Dave Thompson: It is not only Cherie Blair and Ken Clarke who support a presumption against short sentences. We also have the Right Rev John Christie, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. I can do no better than quote the letter that he sent us yesterday: "All the available evidence affirms that short periods of imprisonment do not work. They damage family relationships leaving...
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Scottish Parliament: Free Personal Care (24 Jun 2010)
Dave Thompson: The member will be aware that Lib Dem-led Highland Council is today proposing to privatise five of its care homes. As Mary Scanlon pointed out, that will save money. However, it will be at the expense of the lowest-paid care workers, whose wages, pensions and sick pay will be cut by 30 per cent. Is he happy about that?
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Scottish Parliament: Free Personal Care (24 Jun 2010)
Dave Thompson: Will the member give way?
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Scottish Parliament: Farm Payments (Penalties) (23 Jun 2010)
Dave Thompson: I congratulate Liam McArthur on securing this important debate. I have every sympathy with farmers who find themselves in a position of non-compliance and subject to penalties for breach of the support schemes and I instinctively back more proportionate penalties. The large increase in the level of penalties is worrying. Penalties appear to be way out of line with the seriousness of the...
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Scottish Parliament: Farm Payments (Penalties) (23 Jun 2010)
Dave Thompson: I am very well aware of the need for movement records to be kept accurately. Back in 2001, I was responsible for Highland Council's response to the foot-and-mouth outbreak. It is important that records are maintained and dealt with properly. Although the reasons that are outlined are all related to animal health, they will not be the only ones. I am sure that everyone accepts the importance...
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