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Dissolution of Parliament

I will come to the hon. Gentleman in just a second, so he might want to keep his powder dry for the moment. I am sorry that the hon. Member for Moray (Angus Robertson) is not in the Chamber now. He highlighted opinion polls and what they tell us. However, he failed to recognise that yesterday's ComRes poll for the "Daily Politics" showed that the majority of Scots were opposed to a general election and opposed to the Prime Minister resigning. They rejected the alternative—the Leader of the Opposition—as a Prime Minister. According to the poll, in answer to the question, "Should Gordon Brown should resign immediately?", 68 per cent. of Scots said no. In answer to the question, "Should there should a general election now?", 55 per cent. said no. In answer to the question, "Do you agree with this statement: 'The Leader of the Opposition has what it takes to be a good Prime Minister'?", 55 per cent. said no. If we are going to start trading opinion polls, let us put them all on the table, not just the selected few that the hon. Gentleman put before us today. The SNP is indulging in what it does best, which is playground politics, when the people of Scotland and the United Kingdom are looking to the Government to support them through the challenges that they face in coping with the recession. People are looking to a Government who will continue to invest in our public services through these difficult times. They are also looking at this Parliament to ensure that we deal with a discredited expenses regime that has brought us all shame and embarrassment.