Amanda Bland
Reform UK · Scotland
“I move amendment S7M-00469.1, to leave out from “acknowledges” to end, and insert: “notes that data on prison population published in 2025 show that 63% of current prisoners have been incarcerated before, highlighting the highly cyclical nature of the prison population; expresses concern that the Scottish Government has sought to attribut…”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“The measures that are used to tackle drug addiction, community sentences, electronic monitoring, treatment and addiction recovery programmes that are designed to rehabilitate offenders and protect victims too often fail.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“I thank the cabinet secretary and Pauline McNeill. I am interested in your proposals. We agree that the Scottish Prison Service continues to operate in crisis management mode. Sadly, under the Scottish National Party Government, prison governors have become experts in crisis management.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“In cases of domestic abuse and sexual offences, prisoners can be released after serving only 50 per cent of their sentence. The public are rightly dismayed at that piece of legislation and need to know how the Scottish Government will ensure their safety, especially that of victims of crime.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“Police Scotland recorded 64,967 incidents of domestic abuse in 2024-25. The scale of the problem is immense, and I appreciate your acknowledging that, cabinet secretary. Does the Scottish Government think that having someone serve only 50 per cent of a prison sentence for that type of crime is acceptable?”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“They were originally estimated to be between £100 million and £400 million but rose to £1 billion, with a prisoner capacity of 1,344. The question is whether the Scottish Government is satisfied that that is a sustainable approach in terms of cost, prisoner capacity and satisfying the public about value for money.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗