Delivery of funding and student support A consultation on simplifying funding for universities, colleges and apprenticeships, as well as student support, has opened for views. Currently,…
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Post Office Horizon law coming into force. Sub-postmasters in Scotland who were wrongly convicted as a result of the Post Office Horizon scandal will be automatically…
Local authorities empowered to invest in tourism. MSPs have backed legislation giving councils a new power to introduce a visitor levy that would raise funding for…
Eradicating child poverty is First Minister’s central mission First Minister John Swinney is to set out the priorities that will underpin the work of his government…
Bill to exonerate wrongly convicted sub-postmasters. Sub-postmasters wrongly convicted as a result of the faulty Horizon IT system will automatically be exonerated under proposed legislation introduced…
Empowering communities to have their say in how Scotland’s land is used Graeme has welcomed the Land Reform Bill as an opportunity to “radically transform landownership…
Graeme has welcomed new figures for Scotland’s housing market which show that 316 homes were completed in Angus in 2022/23. New analysis has shown that 2022/23…
Despite the circus of Westminster last week, where the SNP’s motion for a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos because of a stich-up between the Labour…
Year-long financial support for undergraduates. Higher education students can apply to spread their student financial support package over a 12-month period for the first time this…
New harmful import controls As of the 31st of January, new import controls have been imposed on Scotland by the UK government as a result of…