scottish government

Over 1,000 hectares of public land in Scotland  is to be made available to new farmers to attract people to farming.

The latest homelessness statistics released by the Scottish Government, show a two per cent increase in homeless applications, a total of 14,607 homelessness assessments and a 10 per cent increase in children in temporary accommodation between April and September 2017, compared to the same period in 2016.

A new independent scrutiny body that will hold Scotland’s social security system to account is to be created by the Scottish Government.

Nicola Sturgeon says the next few months are a window of opportunity for those working to protect Scotland’s place in Europe, and particularly its membership of the European Single Market.