Scottish Government

First Minister

Thursday 23/05/2013

First Minister to take part in committee session [First Minister]

Salmond to appear before committee conveners on launch of programme for government.

Tuesday 21/05/2013

Scotland can more than afford to be independent [First Minister]

Paper outlines vision of thriving economy in Scotland's own hands.

Wednesday 15/05/2013

Europe's first electricity grid research centre [First Minister]

First Minister opens multi-million pound Power networks Demonstration centre.

Record employment rise for Scotland [First Minister]

First Minister warns of Scotland’s recovery being blown off course by UK Government’s austerity and obsession with Europe.

Wednesday 08/05/2013

French company creates 400 new Scottish jobs [First Minister]

First Minister welcomes new Webhelp TSC jobs in Glasgow, Larbert and Kilmarnock.

Tuesday 07/05/2013

Glasa hydro scheme [First Minister]

Salmond welcomes go-ahead for new SSE hydro-electric energy project and hails Tom Johnston's legacy.

Friday 26/04/2013

New 500 Capgemini jobs 'immense for Inverness' [First Minister]

First Minister welcomes doubling of French firm's Highland workforce.

Tuesday 23/04/2013

Over 2,000 jobs at new innovation centres [First Minister]

First Minister announces £30 million investment in technology and life sciences project.

Summer Cabinet 2013 schedule announced [First Minister]

Ministers to visit four venues outside Edinburgh in coming months.

Thursday 18/04/2013

Air passenger duty makes the case for economic control [First Minister]

Current tax regime hurting Scotland's economy - First Minister.

Thursday 11/04/2013

Members of Congress to visit Scotland [First Minister]

Occasion will strengthen ties with US.

Tuesday 09/04/2013

Independent Scotland and NATO [First Minister]

First Minister restates an independent Scotland would be nuclear-free.

Monday 08/04/2013

Death of Lady Thatcher [First Minister]

A “formidable” prime minister; today is about respect and condolences, says First Minister.

Tidal energy partnership [First Minister]

First US renewable energy inward investment announced.

Transatlantic project to celebrate John Muir [First Minister]

Digital initiative will capture homes of conservation icon for future generations.

Friday 05/04/2013

FM Carnegie Council speech [First Minister]

Peaceful & orderly conduct of constitutional journey "rare and precious"

US firm SAS to create 94 new Scotland jobs [First Minister]

New Advanced Analytics lab announced at First Minister meeting in New York City.

Thursday 04/04/2013

Direct Scottish push for US business [First Minister]

First Minister leads Scotland Week trade mission in New York City.

Scotland to produce lifesaving HIV technology [First Minister]

First Minister meets Daktari Diagnostics in New York who announce plans to create 126 jobs in Inverness.

Thursday 28/03/2013

FM attends Scotland Week [First Minister]

Princeton and Carnegie speeches at centre of economy-focused visit.