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Committee urges Swinney to publish budget on December 15

Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee has urged the Deputy First Minister to publish the draft budget on December 15. John Swinney, who is in charge of Scotland’s finances while Finance Secretary Kate Forbes is on maternity leave, ...

05 Oct 2022 at 16:50

I can’t promise to insulate Scotland from ‘fiscal recklessness’, says Swinney

The minister in charge of Scotland’s finances has said he cannot promise he can insulate the country from the “fiscal recklessness” of the UK Government. Deputy First Minister John Swinney – who has taken control of the finance brief while ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:54

Scotland

Fund social care rather than create National Care Service, MSPs told

The National Care Service should be scrapped and funding diverted into current social care services, MSPs have been told. The service is currently working its way through Holyrood, with the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill aiming to ...

20 Sept 2022 at 19:16

Cabinet Secretary blocked from giving evidence on partygate to committee

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case and Government ethics chief Darren Tierney have been blocked from giving evidence about Downing Street parties before a parliamentary committee. The pair were due to give evidence as part of the Public ...

20 May 2022 at 16:38

Scotland

Former top civil servant Leslie Evans ‘unable’ to speak to Holyrood committee

The convener of a Holyrood committee has spoken of his disappointment at the “discourtesy” after it was revealed that Scotland’s former top civil servant would not give evidence to the panel. Leslie Evans left her post as ...

10 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Scottish Government working culture could be improved, says civil servant

There is “still work to do” to improve the work culture within the Scottish Government, a top civil servant has said. Deputy First Minister John Swinney told the Finance and Public Administration Committee on Tuesday ...

25 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Swinney to look at possible ‘cooling effect’ of complaints passed to police

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said he will look again at a governmental complaints procedure which could see some reports passed to police against the wishes of complainers, amid fears of a “cooling effect”. ...

25 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Senior Tory MP to meet police to discuss No 10 ‘blackmail’ claims

The senior Tory backbencher who accused No 10 of trying to “blackmail” MPs seeking to oust Boris Johnson is to meet police to discuss his allegations. William Wragg said he will be meeting a Scotland Yard ...

21 Jan 2022 at 23:55

No 10 efforts to save Johnson are illegal, Commons standards chairman claims

The senior MP who heads the Commons “sleaze” watchdog has warned Government attempts to pressurise Tory MPs seeking to oust Boris Johnson are illegal. Chris Bryant, chairman of the Commons Standards ...

22 Jan 2022 at 11:25

Scotland

Kate Forbes: Health funds could be diverted to Covid support schemes

Scotland’s Finance Secretary has said funding for Covid-19 support will come from health spending generated by Westminster funding pledges and “re-profiling” other commitments. In a letter to the ...

23 Dec 2021 at 15:55

MPs want ex-ministers to face legal action if they break ‘revolving door’ rules

Politicians should face legal action if they fall foul of the rules by abusing the “revolving door” between Government and private sector jobs, MPs said. The terms governing ministers’ ...

02 Dec 2022 at 08:25

Johnson’s ethics adviser fails to deny he considered resignation

Boris Johnson’s independent ethics adviser has refused to deny he considered resigning over the Prime Minister’s response to being fined for attending a party in Downing Street during ...

14 Jun 2022 at 14:03

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