The Scottish Government

A new initiative launched today (Wednesday) by families charities has secured funding to get a fairer deal for working parents and help more fathers...

The First Minister announced £4 million for extra jobs at the Gathering in Glasgow this morning. Unusually for him he attended an event early...

EADIE CHALLENGES MUNDELL TO ACT ON BEDROOM TAX Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, has written to Scotland Office Minister David Mundell MP this week...

As part of government budget setting for the next year MSPs approved over £10.6 billion of funding to deliver local services across Scotland earlier...

Supporters of Equal Marriage are celebrating after the Scottish Parliament overwhelmingly passed the Civil Partnerships and Marriage Bill into Law today. Patrick Harvie MSP...

Vote due on historic bill in Scottish Parliament. MSPs will tonight decide on the future of same sex marriage in Scotland, with Cabinet Secretary for...

£75,000 to help tomorrow’s young entrepreneurs. Finance Secretary John Swinney today announced the creation of ‘Young Scottish EDGE Fund’ to help support the next generation...

Angela Constance, Minister for Youth Employment, today announced the creation of 35 new jobs at engineering manufacturing company WGM Engineering Ltd in Livingston. The investment...

The Scottish Government has issued estimated figures for the third quarter of 2013 between July and September, when they report the economy grew by...

Scotland’s National Older and Disabled Persons Concessionary Travel Scheme runs year round but is considered especially important over Christmas and New Year, helping to...

A former pupil of Boroughmuir High School was one of two prizewinners announced earlier today by First Minister Alex Salmond. Eighteen year old Lucy...

Christmas is coming early for young people across Scotland including those living in Balerno following a £1.43m boost from the Scottish Government’s Cashback for...

  SCOTLAND’S parliament is finally free from its pigeon plague after a nine year battle with the birds. The pesky birds have been peppering the £414m...

  The Scottish Government announces plans to beef up the way devolved taxes are collected. An independent authority responsible for collecting devolved taxes in Scotland will...

Hundreds to gather for Q&A event Over 300 people from organisations across civic Scotland will meet in Edinburgh tomorrow to put questions to the Cabinet...

  Finance Committee welcomes focus on outcomes in Draft Budget The Scottish Government’s emphasis on outcomes has been welcomed by the Finance Committee in its report...

Peter Howson’s Artaban to benefit four charities and add to £148,000 already raised The legend of Artaban – the fourth wise man, who arrived at Bethlehem too...

Perhaps the most unusual venue yet for what is fast becoming the most itinerant Cabinet in the British Isles, the Glasgow Science Centre will...

  Alison Johnstone Green MSP for Lothians writes about the interaction of independence and responsibility. "Many of us who support the idea of an independent Scotland...

  A resumé of remarks and comments and pointers to articles about the Scottish Independence Referendum. People living in Scotland are invited to vote in the...

£10 million funding boost for Scotland’s historic towns and cities Communities across Scotland are invited to apply for funding from the latest round of Conservation...

Small businesses, infrastructure experts and politicians have criticised a Scottish Government plan to revitalise town centres. The ‘Town Centre Action Plan’ was launched by Local...

  Plans to breathe new life into town centres across Scotland have been unveiled by Local Government Minister Derek Mackay today. Included in the plan is...

Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, last night hosted an event for Parkinson's UK at The Scottish Parliament in an effort to highlight the...

New subtitling service makes FMQs more accessible A new service aimed at making First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) more accessible is now available on the Scottish...

Heriot-Watt agreement signed during FM meeting with Hanban. Scotland's educational links with China have been taken to the next level, after an agreement was struck...

A report on the work of police forces across Scotland before they joined together to form Police Scotland suggests that confidence and satisfaction in...

Minister raises grave concerns in letter to Ed Davey. Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has warned that the UK Government’s Electricity Market Reform proposals could...

First Minister Alex Salmond will arrive in Beijing today (Sunday) to convene a 30 company trade delegation focused on increasing trade in the oil...

The national agency for sport in Scotland, SportScotland , are looking forward to next year's Commonwealth Games. They have set themselves the goal of...