Holyrood

Labour party convener of Inverclyde Council’s Health and Social Care committee has written SNP MSP Stuart McMillan, backing the Scottish Government's proposals for minimum pricing.

SNP MSPs and activsts joined teachers from across Scotland at an EIS march and rally in Glasgow to show their support for protecting Scotland's budget from Westminster cuts ahead of a UK general election.

New funding will secure the future of concessionary travel and help to keep bus fares low in a new deal between the SNP Scottish Government and bus operators.

SNP MSP Dr Bill Wilson MSP will this week introduce his proposal for a Criminal Sentencing (Equity Fines) (Scotland) Bill which he hopes will go some way to reducing deaths, injuries and environmental damage caused by corporate criminal action.

Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill joined speakers from across all parties at a march and rally in Edinburgh by Scotland United to condemn the bigotry expressed by the Scottish Defence League.

SNP MSP Dave Thompson and SNP Candidate for Banff and Buchan Eilidh Whiteford have written to Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead urging him to introduce cold weather payments for farmers after the 2009 - 2010 cold snap.

The legacy of Labour’s use of the Private Finance Initiative is estimated to cost the Scottish Government a total of £27.7 billion from 2010-11 financial year.

Scotland's small businesses received a funding boost today with news that their rates will fall by an average of £1300.

New funding will be made available to help fix damage to roads after this winters unprecedented weather.

Commenting on proposals to change sentences on knife crime the SNP highlighted Labour’s rejection of these plans when in Government in Scotland and their current rejection of them whilst in government in England.