When I became First Minister earlier this year, I made clear that my foremost priority in government would be eradicating child poverty. In a rich country like Scotland, I simply cannot endure the ...

The SNP is determined that every child, regardless of their circumstances, should get the best start in life, which is why we introduced Scotland’s Baby Box. Based on the Finnish model, which has a ...

The SNP is strongly committed to giving Scotland a choice on our future after the covid crisis. Tackling Covid to keep people in Scotland safe has been, and will remain, the top priority of an SNP ...

Scotland is leading the world on tackling the twin crises of climate change and ecological decline. We are proud to have the most ambitious legal framework for emissions reduction in the world, but ...

Born in Edinburgh in 1964, John graduated with MA Honours Politics from Edinburgh University. He joined the SNP in 1979, and has over his many years of service to the party held a number of posts at ...

Stuart was born in Barrow in Furness in Cumbria, England, on 6 May 1972. He moved to Inverclyde when he was a child, where he attended Port Glasgow High School. After attending Central College of ...

In 2011 we set a target for 500 MW of electricity capacity to be in local and community ownership by 2020 – we have now surpassed that target. In fact, the number of projects has increased by 62 per ...

The SNP is committed to making Scotland the nation we know it can be. Our vision is of a prosperous country where everyone gets the chance to fulfil their potential. We want a fair society where ...

The SNP supports the creation of a robust regulatory framework to ensure that the UK economy is not vulnerable to a re-run of the 2008 financial crisis. The SNP will support measures including the ...

Shirley-Anne is the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice. Shirley-Anne has been the MSP for Dunfermline Constituency since 2016 and was re-elected in May 2021 with an increased majority. She also ...

Oil and gas remains an important part of our energy mix. However, we must transition to new, cleaner fuels. While tax and regulation powers over offshore oil and gas are reserved to Westminster, any ...

Digital connectivity is critical to opening up economic opportunity in every part of Scotland. While telecommunications is reserved, the Scottish Government has taken action to ensure Scotland is ...