Alyn Smith
Scottish National Party · Scotland
“He made a comment that we have a safer society, but violent crime is up and sexual crime is at its highest since 1971. For many people, it is not a safer society. Does he not accept that the focus of our attention should be on violent crimes, sexual crimes and organised crimes, which are on the rise?”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“I warmly commend the cabinet secretary on his speech, which was a brave one. He proposed some bold action and made the biggest admission in modern politics, which is that what we are doing needs to change. That, in and of itself, is a significant step, and it is a step that the cabinet secretary has taken today. I welcome these measures.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“As colleagues have said, prisons deal with the end of the process and the end of the chain, but I am drawn to much more aggressive upstream measures to reduce offending in the round and reduce the number of people who end up in the court service.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“Jenny Gilruth: I thank Alyn Smith for his welcoming of this work, in particular his mention of the rapid review and the revaluations, which I know have caused concern to a number of businesses— not all businesses, but a number of businesses.”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗
“I have to commend our ministers on the statement. There will be businesses across Stirling and Scotland breathing a sigh of relief that the matter is finally being dealt with seriously. I particularly welcome the rapid review of the 2026 revaluation.”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗
“Like me, the First Minister represents a large area of rural Scotland, so he will be well aware of the growing concern among farmers that organised crime groups are targeting farms across rural Scotland, particularly in conjunction with organised crime groups based in Northern Ireland. Does he share my concern about such events?”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗