Keith Brown
Scottish National Party · Scotland
“On his visit to Coalsnaughton, in my constituency, the First Minister spoke to residents about the anxiety, uncertainty and disruption that are impacting families who have been evacuated following ground movement beneath their homes, yet there is still no resolution in sight.”
Scottish Parliament9 June 2026Source ↗
“Will the member take an intervention? Jenny Young: Not just now, thank you. That funding did not repair the damage done to Scotland’s colleges done by the 20 per cent cut, and a spending review promising flat cash—which, in reality, is a cut—gives Scotland’s colleges no light at the end of the tunnel.”
Scottish Parliament9 June 2026Source ↗
“Fergus Ewing argued for years that air passenger duty should be devolved so that it could be passed to this Parliament and the Scottish Government could cut it in order to encourage more people to fly here, but guess what? It has now been devolved—we now have air departure tax—but what is the Scottish Government going to do?”
Scottish Parliament4 June 2026Source ↗
“I am just trying to work out what the Conservatives’ approach is. In the previous session of Parliament, virtually every single member of a group of nearly 30 members—maybe more than that; it is now reduced—advocated more public expenditure in virtually every area of Government and yet wanted to cut Government income.”
Scottish Parliament4 June 2026Source ↗
“What we should be doing with our tax powers, instead of constantly increasing the tax burden, is making Scotland competitive and attracting more wealthy people to come here. Whether they are coming on holiday, to invest, to set up businesses or to purchase property, let us encourage them.”
Scottish Parliament4 June 2026Source ↗
“The Scottish Fiscal Commission talks about the economic growth gap that my colleague Craig Hoy referred to earlier. People talk about the private jet tax as something to celebrate. I was recently told by tourism leaders that the fastest-growing sector in Scottish tourism is what they call the high end of the tourist market.”
Scottish Parliament4 June 2026Source ↗