

VIEWS SOUGHT ON SCHOOL LEARNING HOURS
he SNP Government has launched a public consultation, asking the public to share their views on a new legal minimum number of school...

JOHN SWINNEY'S LAST DEBATE AS DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER
There was much sadness amongst SNP members this afternoon as John Swinney MSP opened a Scottish Parliament debate for the last time after...


VISIT TO ST ANDREW’S HOUSE
This morning the Finance and Public Administration Committee visited St Andrew’s House to speak to senior civil servants about our...


VISIT OF SRI LANKAN MPS
This week colleagues from the Finance and Public Administration Committee met with MPs from the Parliament of Sri Lanka in the Scottish...

SCOTLAND’S THRIVING PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY & NEW MEDICINES FUND
The contrast between Scotland and England regarding funding for new medicines is stark. The click on the above graphic to watch my...


HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
I enjoyed an entertaining evening of traditional Scottish and Irish music to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint, courtesy of the Consulate...

FIRST MINISTER'S RESPONSE TO YESTERDAY'S SPRING BUDGET
I asked the FM to respond to the UK Chancellor’s Spring Budget. To watch the exchange, click on the graphic above.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
I asked Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care about how to raise awareness of this debilitating disorder....

THE IMPACT OF BREXIT ON THE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLY CHAIN
Please see my exchange with the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands by clicking on the above photo.

NHS WAITING TIMES - HOW SCOTLAND COMPARES TO ENGLAND AND WALES
Click on the above graph to watch the exchange with Health Secretary Humza Yousaf MSP.