Scottish Government

News Releases:

Friday 27/04/2007

Lord Clerk Register appointed [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Lord Mackay of Clashfern appointed.

Wednesday 25/04/2007

Advice for fisheries organisations [Marine and Fisheries]

Executive advises no fishing after sewage spill in Firth of Forth.

GDP figures for Quarter 4 of 2006 [Economy]

A National Statistics publication.

Monday 23/04/2007

Households below average income [Statistics]

Error identified.

Tuesday 17/04/2007

Independent schools census [Statistics]

A National Statistics publication.

Wednesday 04/04/2007

Latest manufactured export figures [Business and Industry]

A National Statistics publication.

Monday 02/04/2007

Child sex abuse images [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Consultation begins on proposals to change the law on computer generated images.

Committee of Inquiry on crofting [Agriculture]

Appointed of members.

Crofters Commission [Agriculture]

Appointment of Chair and members.

Projects approved for gap funding [People and Society]

58 projects to share £10.4 million to tackle poverty and disadvantage.

Research into living with flooding [Research]

Publication of research exploring the social impacts of flood risk and flooding in Scotland.

Scottish Enterprise [Business and Industry]

Board members re-appointed.

Scottish Natural Heritage [Environment]

Appointments to the SNH board.

Special Protection Area for rare bird [Environment]

Chough to be further safeguarded through creation of new SPA on the Oa peninsula on Islay.

Sunday 01/04/2007

7,000 take part in NY Run [People and Society]

Fourth Scotland Run in New York best attended 10k in the city in recent years.