Summary

  • Scotland's main party leaders took part in a live debate, hosted by the BBC's Sarah Smith

  • Nicola Sturgeon (SNP), Jackson Carlaw (Conservative), Richard Leonard (Labour) and Willie Rennie (Lib Dems) answered questions

  • The debate took place ahead of the general election on 12 December

  • Of Scotland's 59 constituencies, 46 have majorities of under 10% and would therefore be considered marginals

  1. Lib Dems pledge to increase air passenger dutypublished at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    Mr Rennie says his party is prepared to put up air passenger duty, meaning frequent flyers will pay the most.

    "Just pussyfooting around on this isn't actually going to stop climate change."

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  3. Scotland has the most challenging climate change targets in the world - Sturgeonpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish government has set the most challenging climate change targets in the world.

    The first minister says 75% of Scotland's electricity comes from renewables and she says fossil fuel use must be reduced.

    She cites her government's U-turn on air passenger duty.

  4. QUESTION SEVEN: How will you combat climate change?published at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    Fiona McQuin asks how the leaders can convince her that they are strong enough to make brave, difficult and potentially economically unpopular decisions in order to combat climate change.

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  6. Clash over cashpublished at 20:49 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    Jackson Carlaw and Richard Leonard clash over austerity and spending plans and Nicola Sturgeon accuses Mr Calaw of "being completely out of touch".

    He hits back saying the SNP said they would not put up taxes in its 2017 manifesto and did just that straight after the election.

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  9. Rennie cites the positive cost associated with Remainpublished at 20:43 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

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    If we stop Brexit there would be an immediate Remain bonus of £50bn, says Willie Rennie.

    He says the IFS have said the Lib Dem proposals are "radical and prudent" and he argues they are costed.

    The Resolution Foundation has said the proposals are progressive, even more so than Labour, argues the Scottish Lib Dem leader.

  10. Carlaw: 'We can now invest sustainably and sensibly in public services'published at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    I did not come into politics to impose austerity, says Jackson Carlaw, but the huge financial crisis ten years ago meant cuts were needed to ensure millions of people in this country were not out of work.

    She adds that now as we come out of austerity, we can start to "invest sustainably and sensibly in our public services".

    We would have millions of people unemployed if the decisions were not made by the UK government, he goes on to say

  11. Sturgeon calls for progressive taxation and responsible borrowingpublished at 20:39 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    Nicola Sturgeon says she would like to see progressive taxation and more reasonable and responsible borrowing.

    The first minister says she does not think Labour's figures are entirely credible and adds all the other parties want to renew trident at a cost of £200bn, whereas she would like to see the cash invested in health and education instead.

  12. Boosting public services require tax changes says Leonardpublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    Mr Leonard says in order to boost public services, the burden of taxation must be put on companies and through capital gains tax.

    We are the only party setting out in full view how we will raise the money to turn this country around, he argues.

  13. QUESTION SIX: Where is the money coming from?published at 20:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    Danielle Gibson says parties are demanding an end to austerity and promising to spend big on things like the NHS, tackling homelessness, social housing and infrastructure, which she says are all good ideas.

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    But if we want to spend so much, where is the money coming from?

  14. Mixed responses to impact of capitalismpublished at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    It's a force for good as long as it is properly moderated, replies Jackson Carlaw.

    Ms Sturgeon thinks unregulated capitalism is a force for bad and calls for more regulation and state ownership where necessary.

    It can be a force for good alongside progressive politics, suggests Mr Rennie.

    Mr Leonard says he is broadly in favour of socialism and says a mixture of public ownership and private enterprise is best.

  15. QUESTION FIVE: Is capitalism a force for good or bad?published at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    A second quick fire question

  16. A point of consensus...published at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    • Mr Leonard says prisons are already overcrowded so he is not sure locking up politicians is the right thing to do, adding it should perhaps be a civil crime.
    • Mr Carlaw says no, but it's a resignation matter.
    • It is not something politicians should do regardless of whether it is an offence, Ms Sturgeon argues, before criticising Boris Johnson for lying.
    • Mr Rennie agrees with the first minister about Boris Johnson.
  17. QUESTION FOUR: Should it be a criminal offence to lie in Parliament?published at 20:33 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    This is a quickfire question from an audience member watching online.

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  19. Leonard: 'We will not enter into any deals, pacts or coalition arrangements'published at 20:32 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    Richard Leonard says: "We will not enter into any deals, pacts or coalition arrangements."

    The people have the choice to elect a Labour government he says.

    The choice is a Boris Johnson or a Jeremy Corbyn government, the Scottish Labour leader says adding he hopes people will vote for his party.

  20. Would parties do a deal to keep Boris Johnson out of No 10?published at 20:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2019

    BBC host Sarah Smith asks if Ms Sturgeon would look to do a deal with Labour and the Lib Dems to keep the Conservatives out of government.

    She replies that she would hope a progressive alliance could be formed to keep the Conservatives out.

    Mr Rennie says both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are unfit to be prime minister so the Lib Dems will not do any deal that puts either in power.