David Smith MSP

Member of the Scottish Parliament West Scotland Region

[David Smith MSP @DavidSmithMSP]

Our huge thanks goes out to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation who welcomed us for an event this week.
BACS and Police Scotland informed us of the work being put into supporting all fire arms owners with mental health and promoting responsible gun ownership.

[David Smith MSP @DavidSmithMSP]

Poppy Scotland has been in parliament all week and we sincerely thank them for all their hard work supporting our Armed Forces communities.
We have also welcomed many members of the armed forces to Holyrood Palace and thank them for their service.

[Senga Beresford MSP @BeresfordSenga]

It was fantastic to attend the Armed Forces in Scotland Parliamentary Visit Programme today and hear from our wonderful service men and women who spend their lives protecting this great United Kingdom 🇬🇧

[Mark Simpson MSP @RealMGSimpson]

🙏 Sad news for Scotland

The drug death crisis in Scotland continues to spiral out of control, yet yesterday the SNP wasted parliamentary time debating independence

Walking out the chamber to deal with the issues at hand was exactly the right thing for @ReformUKScot MSPs to do

[Thomas Kerr MSP @ThomasKerrMSP]

Reform won't play John Swinney's game.

[Reform UK Scotland @ReformUKScot]

Drug deaths demand urgent action. While politicians talk and reports pile up, families are losing loved ones.

Enough is enough. Declare a national emergency and act to save lives.

[Reform UK Scotland @ReformUKScot]

The question on Scottish independence was settled in 2014—for a generation.

It’s time to move forward and get Scotland’s economy growing again.

[David Smith MSP @DavidSmithMSP]

Today Reform UK MSPs left the chamber because we believe the Scottish Parliament should be discussing the issues within its remit.

We are focused on the day job.

Meanwhile, the SNP keeps dragging the divisive issue of independence back into the chamber time and time again.

[Reform UK Scotland @ReformUKScot]

#FMQs proved John Swinney still doesn’t get it: his record in Government is the very reason Scotland has no interest in breaking up the union. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[Reform UK Scotland @ReformUKScot]

Reform will stop waste, and cut your taxes‼️

[Reform UK Scotland @ReformUKScot]

Stop the boats and send back those who have come here illegally.

[Thomas Kerr MSP @ThomasKerrMSP]

Good to pledge my support to @poppyscotland in the Scottish Parliament this morning.

If you can spare an hour or so to help the poppy appeal, sign up here: https://t.co/BVB1VnNFcL

[Dementia UK @DementiaUK]

We were pleased to meet MSPs from Scottish Labour, Scottish Liberal Democrats and Reform UK in the Scottish Parliament to raise awareness of the need for better dementia support from the point of diagnosis through to end of life. We also discussed the delivery of Scotland's national dementia strategy, 'Everyone's Story'.

Thank you to @AdamHarleyLD, @DavidSmithMSP, @CllrMacDougall and Joe Long MSP - it's great to have your support and we look forward to working together to help ensure no family faces dementia alone. 💙

[Mandy Lindsay MSP @MandyLindsayMSP]

2/3: As highlighted in my Parliamentary motion commending their fantastic work (link below), which has received much cross-party support; I wish everyone involved all the very best of success with their Doors Open day on Saturday 19th September...

[Holyrood @HolyroodDaily]

Reform leader @Malcolm_Offord says "Piddington has more chance of going independent than John Swinney's Scotland".

"Scotland does not want a referendum any time soon. So will the First Minister please honour Scotland's wish to leave this for a generation?" #FMQs

[Jamie Langan MSP @JamieLangan_]

As much as we all sometimes dread the sound of Microsoft Teams, the Greens really are on another planet.

[The Reform Daily @ReformDaily_]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Kim Schmulian MSP raised Scotland’s income-tax burden on graduates at the Finance Committee - highlighting concerns over young Scots leaving for countries such as Australia

“..we must offer young Scots a prosperous future here in Scotland”

#ReformUK #Scotland [@KimSchmulianMSP]

[Laura Anne Jones MS @LauraMonTorfaen]

It really was.
Incredibly brave to share that.
Proud to call him my @RUKWales colleague.

Paul shared that deeply personal story to make people realise that these are real people behind these abhorrent and horrific stories, and that these grooming gang victims could be their own daughters and sons too.

Powerful stuff.
Thank you again for sharing @PaulMarrREFORM

[Duncan Massey @Duncan_Aberdeen]

This nuclear job map highlights the failure of Scotland's energy policy.

We are missing out on a huge number of new jobs and investment, and with Torness due to close we are going to be losing a lot of existing jobs, as well as the firm baseload that Scotland needs to keep the lights on in all conditions.

Every industrial country around the world is now moving back towards Nuclear for cheap, abundant & reliable energy and it is an absolute tragedy that Scotland is getting left behind because of the SNP ban on new plants.

Scotland used to be an absolute world leader in nuclear. With cutting edge research facilities across the country and four large nuclear plants at one point.

It’s vital that the Scottish Government sees reality on this and ends their de-facto ban, so that Scotland can reap the benefit of our knowledge base, replace Torness as a matter of urgency and move forward with renewing our nuclear fleet in order to deliver affordable and reliable power to Scotland.

[Amanda Bland MSP @ABlandMSP]

During a Transport Committee meeting
SNP Collette Stevenson MSP asks this question after two hours of evidence on Scotland’s rail service: “I take it Transport Scotland is a registered charity?”… maybe the first stop on Scotland’s transport network should be Basic Facts Central!