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By 2014 Scottish retailers will charge a minimum of 5p per bag in a bid to reduce carrier bag use. Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead announced the move today which follows a consultation that was held last year to gauge public opinion. He said shoppers would be encouraged to reuse carrier bags to cut down on the 750 million bags used in Scotland each year.

Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has welcomed today’s announcement by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) around draft strike prices and a future capacity market and that they will bring forward a specific islands strike price as part of their Electricity Market Reform (EMR) plans.

Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has welcomed today’s announcement by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) around draft strike prices and a future capacity market and that they will bring forward a specific islands strike price as part of their Electricity Market Reform (EMR) plans.

First Minister names the Queensferry Crossing wav by scotgov

First Minister names the Queensferry Crossing mp3 by scotgov

Richard Lochhead - RHS Constitution speach by scotgov

Audio session form 12:00 to 12:40 including: welcome by Minister for Youth Employment; a Q&A session involvinving Minister for Youth Employment, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs; followed by a closing speech from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning

Audio session form 09:00 to 10:00 including: welcome by Minister for Energy, Enterprise & Tourism; addresses by First Minister and Sir Ian Wood followed by a Q&A session.

A new £20 million Business Innovation & Growth programme to help drive forward economic recovery has been announced by First Minister Alex Salmond. The programme, deploying £20 million from Scotland’s European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) allocation, will leverage a further £30 million from public- and third-sector partners to deliver projects supporting economic growth across the country. Mr...

Sir Ian Wood's address to the eleventh National Economic Forum in his role as chair of the independent Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce. The conference was attended by more than 150 delegates from business, trade unions, government, the wider public sector and the Third sector.

Community Land Scotland Conference - First Minister's speech by scotgov

The Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's Q&A session following her speech at the Academy of Government of the Edinburgh University launching the paper Independence: a renewed partnership of the Isles.

The Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's keynote speech at the Academy of Government of the Edinburgh University launching the paper Independence: a renewed partnership of the Isles.

Public Bodies Conference - Derek MacKay by scotgov

Public Bodies Conference - John Swinney by scotgov

A cutting-edge centre that will develop subsea pipeline technologies for the world’s oil and gas markets was officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond today.

Scotland will pause in memory of the many thousands who fell in battle during the First World War during a programme of commemoration to mark the centenary of the conflict outlined by First Minister Alex Salmond today. Speaking to an audience gathered in Perth for the Royal British Legion Scotland annual conference, the First Minister outlined the schedule which will focus on key observance dates...

A thousand new training and volunteering places are to be made available to young unemployed Scots to help them gain valuable employment skills and work experience as part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games Legacy programme.

Scottish Government SRDP programme manager Billy McKenzie gives an overview of the current consultation on the future of the Scotland Rural Development Programme.

Scottish Government SRDP programme manager Billy McKenzie gives an overview of the current consultation on the future of the Scotland Rural Development Programme.

Scotland can more than afford to be a successful independent country, as a paper published today outlines the nation’s key economic strengths. The document, launched at Alexander Dennis in Falkirk by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, offers a consolidated picture of the country’s strong financial foundations, diverse economy, ingenuity and natural resources – all of which will help ens...

Scotland can more than afford to be a successful independent country, as a paper published today outlines the nation’s key economic strengths. The document, launched at Alexander Dennis in Falkirk by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, offers a consolidated picture of the country’s strong financial foundations, diverse economy, ingenuity and natural resources – all of which will help ens...

Every secondary school in Scotland will be offered financial help to carry out educational visits to European battlefields as part of the Scottish Government’s plans to commemorate the centenary of the Great War, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today.

Scotland has seen the largest quarterly increase in employment on record according to the figures published by the Office for National Statistics today.