Supporting the retail sector
Encouraging fair work and improving skills.
Updated: Thu Mar 24 2022
Additional drug rehabilitation services for women with children
Funding for two dedicated Mother and Child Recovery Houses.
Updated: Wed Mar 23 2022
Bold action needed to tackle cost of living
Finance Secretary calls for immediate support.
Updated: Wed Mar 23 2022
Growing tech exports
Action plan published to identify new markets and opportunities.
Updated: Wed Mar 23 2022
Monthly GDP Estimates for January
An experimental statistics publication for Scotland
Updated: Wed Mar 23 2022
Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics 2020-21
The Chief Statistician has released figures on local government finance in 2020-21.
Updated: Wed Mar 23 2022
Adult Disability Payment pilot opens for new applications
Benefit now available in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
Investment in tackling child poverty
Almost 6 billion has been invested to support low income households across Scotland over the last three years.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
New funding for resilient and sustainable islands
4 million investment announced for Scotland's islands.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
PM meeting with nuclear industry leaders: 21 March 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday met leaders from the nuclear industry at Downing Street.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
Urgent action needed to tackle cost of living
Finance Secretary writes to Treasury ahead of Spring Statement.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
4.5 million National Lottery boost for communities to celebrate Her Majesty The Queens Platinum Jubilee across the UK
Today (Monday 21 March), 4.5 million of National Lottery funding has been awarded to communities across the UK so they can come together to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
Investing in rural tourism
More than 200 seasonal countryside rangers and operations staff posts will be created to support sustainable and responsible rural tourism.
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
Scheme opens for displaced Ukrainians
Scotland's offer to provide refuge and sanctuary to displaced Ukrainians, as part of the UK Government's Homes for Ukraine scheme, is now open.
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (the Commission) has referred the sentence of AZ (the applicant) to the High Court of Justiciary.
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
15 million for Ukraine response
A further 15 million of funding will be made available by the Scottish Government to support Scotland's response to the illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
Addressing food security and supply
Taskforce established with industry representatives.
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 18 March 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning.
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
Report highlights scale and speed of Covid business support
Over 4.5 billion of funding given to businesses, helping safeguard jobs, since the start of the pandemic.
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
Increase in social security benefits
Additional support to help with cost of living.
Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022
Support for Ukrainians
Funding announced for advice services.
Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022
Treatment target for people with problematic drug use
Aim to have more people accessing opioid treatments.
Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022
Update on COVID regulations
Legal requirements to wear face coverings on public transport and most indoor public settings will continue until at least early April given the current spike in Covid case numbers, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday announced.
Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022
World leading fisheries proposals
Striving to make fishing sustainable for future generations.
Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022
Economy grows 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.
Updated: Wed Mar 16 2022