Holyrood

The SNP has exposed Scottish Labour's hypocrisy on low pay, following a debate on a Green Party motion in the Scottish Parliament today. The SNP is fully committed to tackling poverty and income inequality and to making work pay.

SNP MSP for the Lothians Shirley-Anne Somerville has called on Labour MSP George Foulkes to resign from the Scottish Parliament after he made an extraordinary speech attacking the Parliament’s PR list system, which got him elected.

Michael Matheson MSP has welcomed a call by the Welsh Assembly Government for the introduction of minimum alcohol pricing to help tackle the harm done by harmful drinking.

The Scottish Government's Legal Services (Scotland) Bill was overwhelmingly supported by MSPs at its first stage in the Scottish Parliament paving the way to open up public access to high quality legal services.

Anne McLaughlin MSP has welcomed an announcement by Skills Minister Keith Brown today that Scottish businesses have already signed up to employ more than 7,000 Modern Apprentices this year.

Michael Matheson MSP has welcomed the announcement today by Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon of a £36 million investment in NHS treatments for alcohol abuse.

Alasdair Morgan MSP has welcomed the announcement today by Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson of the launch of the procurement tender process for the A77 Parkend to Bennane upgrade.

The SNP has launched a fighting fund to pay for court action following the BBC decision to exclude the party from its election leaders' debate.

Labour’s claim that investment in infrastructure has fallen was revealed as “bogus” as Enterprise Minister Jim Mather showed that the Scottish Government’s work to support the construction sector was protecting tens of thousands of jobs across Scotland.

SNP MSP Anne McLaughlin has slammed Labour for making promises they know they can’t deliver about apprenticeships.