Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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Points of Order

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. First, I apologise for not being able to give your office advance notice of this point of order, which I would have liked to do.

Earlier today, in the debate on supporting carers, I commented that Robert Kilgour, a well-known Tory donor, made contributions to the Tory party. Having now consulted the Electoral Commission website, I wish to apologise for underreporting the scale of the donations, so I would like to correct the record.

As an individual, Mr Kilgour has made 15 donations either to the Tory party or to Scottish Business Supports the Union, totalling £76,127.76. In addition, via his company, Dow Investments, he has made 37 regular donations to the Tory party, totalling £222,651. His most recent think tank, the British Civic Institute, has not yet registered with the Electoral Commission but, when it does, I will ensure that I make accurate figures available.

Thank you, Ms Thomson. That point is now on the record.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I think that Michelle Thomson should look at what she said on the record, which was “£220,000 per month”.

Thank you, Mr Gulhane. That is not a point of order.