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MSP supports group championing children with additional support needs
Foysol Choudhury MSP is following up support for children with additional support needs.
Mr Choudhury hosted the ASN Reform Scotland Group’s drop-in session for MSPs at The...
Conservatives call for Health Secretary’s iPad to be checked
The Scottish Conservatives have called for Michael Matheson to hand over his iPad to parliamentary authorities so that its record of use can be...
Boyack tired of government ‘flip flopping’ over the Eye Pavilion
A meeting organised by Sarah Boyack MSP with the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Michael Matheson, to discuss the delayed Edinburgh Eye Pavilion has left...
Ash Regan quits SNP for ALBA
Earlier today at the ALBA party conference, former SNP minister and contender for the leadership of the SNP earlier this year, Ash Regan MSP,...
First Minister calls for ceasefire in Gaza
The First Minister Humza Yousaf has written to many UK political leaders supporting a ceasefire and the establishment of a humanitarian corridor.
Mr Yousaf has...
Keep the Promise – second round of funding announced
The Scottish Government has announced a second round of funding for the Promise initiative first established in 2020.
A fund of £4 million will be...
First Minister freezes council tax next year
The First Minister, Humza Yousaf, has frozen council tax in Scotland next year.
He said at the SNP annual conference in Aberdeen: "Council tax...
First Minister writes to the Foreign Secretary calling for Gaza humanitarian...
The First Minister, Humza Yousaf, has written to the UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly asking for a humanitarian corridor to be set up in...
Macmillan Coffee Morning held in Newhaven
The two local politicians, Ben Macpherson MSP and Deidre Brock MP got together to hold a joint Macmillan coffee morning on Friday.
Macmillan Cancer...
Ross warns Conservative party about the reckless First Minister
In a speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Douglas Ross, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, insisted that Humza Yousaf’s proxy referendum proposal...
Long term housing problems need to be fixed
Sarah Boyack MSP writes about Edinburgh's longstanding housing crisis. She has long campaigned against party flats and in favour of more housing for locals.
"We...
Cap on private rents to be retained in Scotland for further...
The Scottish Parliament has decided that a cap on rents will be extended for up to six months.
Measures to protect tenants while prices and...
Lothians MSP wants to “turbo charge” creative industries
The Advertising Association held LEAD Scotland 2023 at The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh last week.
The conference brought together key figures in the...
First Minister arrives in New York for Climate Week NYC
A call for bold, sustained action from international partners to deliver on climate pledges and support Global South nations hit hardest by climate change...
LibDem leader accuses First Minister of breaking the ministerial code
The MSP for Edinburgh Western, Alex Cole-Hamilton has written to the First Minister on Thursday asking that he refers himself to the Independent Adviser...
Short term lets – Conservatives’ bid to stop legislation fails
The Scottish Conservatives lodged a motion for debate about short term lets at The Scottish Parliament earlier on Wednesday but when put to the...
Lothians MSP urges government – Save Our Pools!
At The Scottish Parliament last week a motion to Save Our Pools brought forward by Liz Smith MSP was debated.
Both the motion and debate...
Government launches consultation on biodiversity
The newest government consultation seeks views on a range of measures aimed at accelerating the pace and scale of efforts to tackle the biodiversity...
Government make statement on RAAC
The Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville made a statement to The Scottish Parliament on Thursday afternoon about the problem of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete...
First Minister asked to backdate the uplift in pay for social...
The First Minister Humza Yousaf was in Craigmillar on Wednesday morning to speak to people who work for and who receive care for themselves...
Responses to Programme for Government
The response to the First Minister's first Programme for Government is mixed, but broadly positive from the comments we have found.
There are a...
Holiday lets owners and operators stage protest at Holyrood
Short-term let owners and operators gathered in Edinburgh on Tuesday to rally against new rules they say will “wipe out” the sector and destroy...
Scotland’s Programme for Government laid before parliament
The First Minister was on his feet for just over half an hour on Tuesday afternoon introducing his first Programme for Government.
At the...
Programme for Government will prioritise economy and help reduce poverty
The First Minister has said that the government will invest in the measures which will help grow the economy, tackle poverty and deliver high...
First Minister to present his first Programme for Government
The Scottish Parliament resumes this week after the summer recess with The Scottish Government's new Programme for Government being set out at Holyrood.
This...
MSP says support needed beyond the Fringe
Today marks the end of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023. It has been a busy month for locals, tourists and performers, with more than three...
Lothians MSP urges support for new catering talent
Earlier in the week ATN Bangla UK filmed their 'Will to Win' programme in local restaurant Britannia Spice, with local representative Foysol Choudhury MSP, Dr...
Funding to help Ukrainians living in Edinburgh
The Scottish Government has announced funding ahead of the Independence Day of Ukraine on Thursday.
The government says that more people who have been displaced...
Housing Minister visits Edinburgh housing development
One of the largest affordable new-build developments in Scotland has been given the seal of approval by Housing Minister, Paul McLennan MSP.
The £80 million...
The Scottish Government publish citizenship paper
The First Minister Humza Yousaf held a round table event at New Register House on Thursday to discuss the fifth paper in the Building...
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