In Parliament

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the potential impa

Such is the success of Edinburgh’s festivals that, at one point last month, Edinburgh was the most expensive destination in the world for pe

Normally, at this stage in the parliamentary timetable, we debate the programme for government.

During the previous debate, I observed that 11 members were in the chamber.

In May 2022, the then SNP Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Kate Forbes, who I do not see in the chamber, pledged that the Scot

According to the figures that we have just seen from the Government, the underspend in the Deputy First Minister’s economy and Gaelic portfo

Will the Deputy First Minister take an intervention?

I wonder whether the Deputy First Minister can clarify one point that has come up during the debate: how does the construction and maintenan

Yes. I welcome the fact that the UK Government has stepped in, because those jobs and that investment would have gone elsewhere.

We are continually being invited by the Deputy First Minister to be positive about the Scottish economy and to celebrate success stories—ind