SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE AND THE RIGHT HON. MEMBER FOR BANFF AND BUCHAN

That this House notes the recent YouGov Scottish opinion poll which finds that, in terms of whether the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom or First Minister of Scotland is doing a better job, 50 per cent. choose the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan and only 22 per cent. opt for the right hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath; notes that the Scottish First Minister is more popular among Labour voters in Scotland than the Labour Leader in the Scottish Parliament, Wendy Alexander MSP, by 34 per cent. to 24 per cent., and more popular among Liberal Democrat voters than the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Nicol Stephen MSP, by 39 per cent. to 12 per cent.; notes that 54 per cent. of Scots in the same poll believe that the Scottish Government is doing the best job compared to just 11 per cent. who think that the United Kingdom Government is doing a better job; further notes that 63 per cent. of Scots think that the Scottish Government is doing well, with just 26 per cent. disagreeing; and concludes that these excellent figures are evidence of the mood of optimism that has swept Scotland since the election of the SNP administration in May.