Kenny MacAskill

“He said the Scottish government is giving the police £1.4bn this year but, with cuts in public spending, changes are needed.”

“And Mr MacAskill said police funding was £235m a year more than under the previous Labour-Liberal Democrat Executive.”

“He said the Scottish government is giving the police £1.4bn this year”

“police funding was £235m a year more than under the previous Labour-Liberal Democrat Executive”

“Eighty new staff will be recruited to the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) and investigations into the top 20 'most harmful' organised crime groups in Scotland will be carried out.”