In North Lanarkshire, the SNP’s Social Security System already supports families through the unique Scottish Child Payment, ...

Good morning and welcome to today's live coverage of First Minister's Questions at Holyrood. John Swinney will face the usual grilling from opposition party leaders and backbench MSPs from about 12:00 ...

Nearly £3m of school meal debt has been written off after a national fund was created to help struggling families. Pupils in ...

John Swinney has said attacks on patients and staff “cannot be tolerated” following reports of sexual assaults in Scotland's hospitals.

Motherwell and Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson has said that social security is a “crucial safety net” following First Minister John Swinney outlining his long-term vision to eradicate child poverty ...

an SNP MSP has claimed. Karen Adam backed an idea being touted by John Swinney, who has suggested over recent days that he could seek a deal with the UK Government over the circumstances in which ...

John Swinney is being pushed to extend the bowel cancer screening age after a major surge in cases of the disease in younger Scots.

First Minister John Swinney is facing questions from opposition ... are heated by gas and much of that has to be imported, the MSP says. Ewing says that without UK exploration "we are only ...

To the backbenches now, and Scottish Conservative MSP Edward Mountain asks if the ... This has been an uncomfortable session for John Swinney. In recent weeks he’s given the impression of ...

SNP and Labour ministers have been accused of causing “economic damage” to Scotland’s North Sea oil and gas sector.

A pay rise of more than £2k will take the MSP salary to almost £75,000 - however ministerial salary will remain frozen.