Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 5:04 pm on 13 September 2007.
I do not believe that I promised to come back to the chamber on the matter. However, I am happy to do so.
When we looked into the records, we found that similar language has been used on 16 occasions by—I think I can safely say—prominent members of all parties. As a result, although I do not like such language when it is used directly at another member, I must accept that it has been used in the past. However, I encourage all members to absolutely minimise its use.