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Securing a future for Grangemouth
Additional £25 million to establish a Grangemouth Just Transition Fund First Minister John Swinney has announced an additional £25 million to establish a fund to help secure the future of Grangemouth....
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Campaign launched to highlight tenants’ rights
Raising awareness of how to access support A campaign to increase awareness of tenants’ rights has been launched by Housing Minister Paul McLennan. This includes information about where renters can to...
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Neil Gray: “Our plan is delivering”
Pledge on waiting times exceeded The pledge to carry out 64,000 surgeries and procedures with additional funding by the end of March 2025 has been exceeded, new figures released to the Scottish...
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Scottish government consults on ending the Universal Credit two-child cap
Views sought on flagship policy The Scottish Government is launching a consultation on its plans to end the two-child cap on benefits. Eradicating child poverty is the government’s top priority and...
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Equality regulator informs Scottish Government and NHS Fife regarding staff...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and NHS Fife, regarding access to single-sex changing facilities for NHS staff. Baroness...
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UK Government kickstarts work with Scottish Government to boost broadband in...
Around 11,000 Scottish homes and businesses to gain access to lightning-fast broadband First Project Gigabit contract signed to bring fastest broadband networks on the market to rural Scotland Around...
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Securing Grangemouth’s future
First Minister writes to Scottish Labour Party Leader Following news the UK Government will invest in Grangemouth’s future, First Minister John Swinney has written to Scottish Labour Party Leader Anas...
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Scotland’s Budget Bill passed
Holyrood Parliament approves spending plans The 2025-26 Scottish Budget has been approved by Parliament, including £21.7 billion for health & social care and more than £15 billion for local...
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Garden Centre invites families along to a series of brand-new Easter events
Dobbies Garden Centres is welcoming families and four-legged friends to hop along and get set for spring at its brand-new Easter-themed events, taking place at its Edinburgh store. Families can book a...
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Fundamental review needed of planning and resourcing of additional support...
The Scottish Government and councils must fundamentally rethink how they plan, fund and staff additional support for learning as part of core school education in Scotland. Since legislation in 2004 to...
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Over 326,000 children currently supported by Scottish Child Payment
£1 BILLION paid to help tackle child poverty New figures, show that as of 31 December 2024, the families of 326,080 children under 16 years of age were receiving vital support from Scottish Child...
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SNP budget delivers record funding for City of Edinburgh Council
5.9% INVESTMENT INCREASE FOR LOCAL SERVICES Gordon Macdonald MSP has highlighted the record funding going to City of Edinburgh Council after the Scottish Budget was passed at Holyrood this week,...
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Cruise Ship Levy consultation
Views sought on proposed new power for councils Local authorities could be given the optional power to introduce a tax on cruise ships that visit their areas in future. The Scottish Government is...
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Carers in education urged not to miss out on extra money
Financial support for student carers This National Student Money Week (3 – 7 March 2025), unpaid carers in education are being encouraged to check if they are entitled to financial help from Social...
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Housing minister marks completion of affordable homes in Mayfield
Lovell Partnerships has officially completed all affordable housing at its Oakwood Edge development in Mayfield, near Dalkeith. The Scottish Housing Minister, Paul McLennan, visited last to mark the...
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NHS Lothian ‘welcomes’ publication of Scottish Hospitals Inquiry interim...
NHS LOTHIAN has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry Interim Report into the delayed opening of the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department for Clinical...
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Swinney: Securing the future of an independent Ukraine
First Minister commits to international solidarity First Minister John Swinney has pledged the support of the Scottish Government to “securing international solidarity” for the long-term future of an...
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Granton Waterfront: Delivering on affordable homes
Scottish Government funding to support housing infrastructure A significant project to regenerate the Granton area of Edinburgh has received a grant of almost £16 million to enable the provision of...
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New Earlier Cancer Detection campaign focuses on head and neck cancers
People across Scotland encouraged to get potential symptoms checked earlier The latest phase of the Scottish Government’s ‘Be the Early Bird’ campaign has a new focus on head and neck cancer symptoms....
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More rights for victims of crime
Notification scheme to be expanded More crime victims will get access to a range of information about the perpetrator and have a say on decisions about their prison release under newly unveiled...
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