(PPS) to the Scottish Secretary Michael Moore. On 9 December 2010, Crockart resigned as Michael Moore's PPS to vote against the government's proposed rise in tuition fees. In his resignation letter, he told party chief whip Alistair Carmichael that the rise in potential student debt will "seriously impact on people's choices". He went on to say, "this is especially true for those students from poorer backgrounds, many of whom have no role models in their schools or families to demonstrate to them the benefits which can accrue from a university education." During the 2015 general election campaign, Crockart criticised the Scottish National Party for issuing campaign letters referring to him as the "retiring MP". At the election, he lost his seat to SNP cadidate Michelle Thomson. References External links West Edinburgh Liberal Democrats 1966 births Living people People from Perth, Scotland Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish police officers Scottish Liberal Democrat MPs UK MPs 2010–2015 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Edinburgh constituencies Officers in Scottish police forces